1. Introduction : the puzzle of Spanish unions : a framework for analysis -- 2. Workers, the state, and labor relations under the Franco regime -- 3. Unions and the politics of institution building during the transition to democracy -- 4. Unions, parties, and industrial relations during the...

"The economic crisis has brought about a watershed in institutional, political and social relations, reshaping the labour market and the class structure in southern Europe. This book provides a critical comparative assessment of the dynamics of change in the employment field, focusing on Spain,...

1. Introduction : industrial relations and social democratic politics -- 2. Revolutionary ethical socialism in interwar Germany -- 3. Revolutionary socialism in a cold climate 1932-1939 --4. Trade unions under 'planned capitalism' 1939, 1946 -- 5. Democratic socialism in the Cold Wat 1946-1951...

1. introduction / Geraldine Healy and Gill Kirton -- 2. Gender, work and unionism in comparative context / Gill Kirton. [et al.] -- 3. Gender, union democracy and leadership / Gill Kirton and Geraldine Healy -- 4. Women union leaders : influences, routes, barriers and enablements / Geraldine...

Part I. Southern Europe : the labour market and the crisis. The themes, the concepts, and the field -- Employment relations and crisis management -- Part II. The changing context of employment relations in Spain, Greece, and Cyprus. Spain : compression and upheaval -- Greece, suppression,...