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International Labor Organizations, 1864-1997: The Weight of History and the Challenges of the Present

Journal of World-Systems Research

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Title International Labor Organizations, 1864-1997: The Weight of History and the Challenges of the Present
 
Creator Stevis, Dimitris
 
Description Deepening neoliberal integration, the end of the Cold War, and the decline or compromise of communist and socialist parties, offer a window of opportunity for international labor politics. Why is it, then, that the comprehensive network of global and regional labor organizations continues to play a marginal role, even though they are clearly conscious of these developments, and have sought to respond to them? The answer to this question has important practical and theoretical implications. My general goal, therefore, is to situate the contemporary predicament of international labor organizations within its historical context. Activists would like to know whether labor organizations are basically sound but need to be reformed or fundamentally unsuitable for a vital international labor politics. Theoretically, international labor organizations provide us with a rich record through which to investigate cross-border relations at the level of society and state-society relations.
 
Publisher University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
 
Date 1998-02-26
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/161
10.5195/jwsr.1998.161
 
Source Journal of World-Systems Research; Volume 4, Issue 1, 1998; 52-75
1076-156X
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/161/173
 
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