| Author: | Ramsay, H. |
| Title: | Fool's gold? European works councils and democracy at the workplace |
| Journal: | Industrial Relations Journal
1997 : DEC, VOL. 28:4, p. 314-322 |
| Index terms: | INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS WORKERS' COUNCILS DEMAND |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The search for effective means by which employees might exert equitable influence over matters affecting their working lives is as old as capitalism. The post-war settlement half a century ago led to a variety of institutional arrangements for representative democracy in the workplace. In this article, one remarkably widespread type of institutional arrangement will be examined: the works council. In particular, the concern is with the capacity of this arrangement to achieve greater influence for employees over management decisions in a form which seeks to break out of the national systems straitjacket. |
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