1st Edition

The Origins of Economic Democracy Profit Sharing and Employee Shareholding Schemes

By Michael Poole Copyright 1989
172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

This work, originally published in 1989, examines a highly important phenomenon: the growth of profit-sharing and share-ownership schemes for employees within the company. The Origins of Economic Democracy traces the origins and developments of such schemes internationally, and presents an explanatory framework for understanding their emergence. Both legislation and economic conditions play key... Read more

Preface and Acknowledgements;  1. Point of Departure  2. Power in Industrial Relations  3. Proposals by Management  4. Workers’ Initiatives  5. Trade Unions, Their Officials, and Workers’ Participation  6. Politics and Participation  7. Conclusions and Prospects;  Bibliography;  Author Index;  Subject Index

Biography

Michael Poole