1st Edition
Political Protest and Labor Solidarity in Korea White-Collar Labor Movements after Democratization (1987-1995)
By Doowon Suh
Copyright 2009
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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East Asia has undergone an intense period of economic development and accompanying social change in recent years and among the unforeseen social phenomena that have emerged are new forms of trade unions. This book analyzes the importance of such a new union movement in Korea by focusing on the promotion of social reforms by, and the intensification of interunion solidarity between the... Read more
1. Introduction 2. White-Collar Unionism as Social Movements 3. Theoretical Frameworks for Political Protest and Labor Solidarity 4. Personal Welfare and Economic Justice 5. Political Protest and Social Reform 6. Inter-Union Solidarity and Industrial Unionism 7. Conclusion
Biography
Doowon Suh is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of International Studies at the Korea University.
