Holding the Shop Together : German Industrial Relations in the Postwar Era.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (297 pages)
Holding The Shop Together -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Enduring Resilience of the Law and the State in German Industrial Relations -- 2. Codetermination: Pillar of Postwar German Industrial Relations -- 3. A Quantitative Analysis of Membership Developments in the Postwar German Trade Union Movement -- 4. Trade Unions in Germany: The Two Postwar Movements -- 5. Employers Associations: From Regaining Credibility to Retaining Relevance -- Conclusion: Integrating the Pieces and Looking toward the Future -- Notes -- Index.
Stephen J. Silvia examines the oscillations of the German economy across the entire postwar period through one of its most important components: the industrial relations system.