Trade unions and democracy : strategies and perspectives / Mark Harcourt and Geoffrey Wood, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : trade unions and democracy : possibilities and contradictions ; Trade unions and theories of democracy / Geoffrey Wood -- Neo-liberal reforms and accords : are they compatible with democracy? / Mark Harcourt -- Trade unions and democracy : can the 'third way' recast the link? / Ian Roper -- Trade unions and non-standard employment / Phil James -- New forms of work and the representational gap : a Durban case study / Eddie Webster -- The changing impact and strength of the labour movement in advanced societies / Mike Rigby, Roger Smith and Chris Brewster -- The US and Canadian labour movements : markets vs. states and societies / John Godard -- The rise and fall of the organizing model in the US / Richard W. Hurd -- Union growth and reversal in newly industrialized countries : the case of South Korea and peripheral workers / David Peetz and Neal Ollett -- The rise of unions in semi-industrialized countries : the cases of South Africa and Zimbabwe / Julianne Whiteley -- Social movement unionism / Pauline Dibben -- Trade unions and political parties / Phil James -- Trade union democracy : the dynamics of different forms / Matt Flynn ... [and others] -- Trade unions, social partnerships and national business sytems / Kamel Mellahi and Geoffrey Wood -- Engagement or disengagement? Unions and a new politics ; Conclusion : broadening democracy and the labour movement / Geoffrey Wood.