Christian democratic workers and the forging of German democracy, 1920-1980
Why has democracy flourished in the Federal Republic of Germany despite that country's troubled past? Exhaustive research in German historical archives illuminates the pivotal role played by the veterans of the Christian trade unions of the Weimar Republic, the only group to participate in both...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Port Melbourne, VIC New Delhi Singapore : Cambridge University Press,
2018
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| Schlagworte: | Gewerkschaft Politische Partei Demokratie Deutschland Christian democracy Labor unions Democracy Industrial relations Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands Politisches Engagement mehr... |
| Umfang: | ix, 331 Seiten |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 1 Introduction : democratization and the "German model" for labor relations
- 1 Christian trade unionists and the dissolution of the Weimar Republic
- 2 Christian laborites and the founding of the Federal Republic
- 3 The debate over co-determination (Mitbestimmung), 1949-1953
- 4 The influence of Christian democratic workers on welfare legislation, 1953-1957
- 5 Seeking a new path in the twilight of the Adenauer era
- 6 The political success and organizational decline of Christian democratic workers, 1966-1980
- Conclusion : the legacy of the Christian labor movement.