| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 296 pages) |
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Trade unions in Africa's democratic renewal and transitions : an introduction / Jon Kraus -- Labor, democracy, and development in Senegal / Geoffrey Bergen -- Labor unions and "democratic forces" in Niger / Robert Charlick -- Trade unions, democratization, and economic crises in Ghana / Jon Kraus -- Trade unions, development, and democratization in Zambia : the continuing struggle / Emmanuel Akwetey and Jon Kraus -- Trade union struggles for autonomy and democracy in Zimbabwe / Richard Saunders -- Organized labor in the Republic of South Africa : history and democratic transition / William Freund -- "Nothing to lose but their subordination to the state"? : trade unions in Namibia fifteen years after independence / Gretchen Bauer -- Conclusion : trade unions and democratization in Africa / Jon Kraus |
| Summary |
In this book, top scholars look at the efficacy of trade union and worker protest in overthrowing authoritarian governments in Africa. The analytical introduction and case studies from major African countries argue that unions were often the most important single social force in the democratization process |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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| Subject |
Labor unions -- Political activity -- Africa
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Democracy -- Africa
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Political structures: democracy -- Africa.
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Freedom of information & freedom of speech -- Africa.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
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Politics and Government.
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Democracy
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Labor unions -- Political activity
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Demokratisierung
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Gewerkschaft
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Africa
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Afrika
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Subsaharisches Afrika
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kraus, Jon.
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| LC no. |
2007021801 |
| ISBN |
9780230610033 |
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023061003X |
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1281915521 |
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9781281915528 |
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9781349370214 |
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1349370215 |
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9786611915520 |
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6611915524 |
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