1. Approaches to the Study of Unions and Development.
- Author
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Bates, Robert H.
- Subjects
LABOR unions ,LABOR movement ,ECONOMIC conditions in Africa ,ECONOMIC development ,INDUSTRIALIZATION ,DEVELOPING countries ,CONFLICT management ,ECONOMIC policy - Abstract
The article discusses the role of organized labor in economic development in Africa. The following interpretations are analyzed: the interpretation of the Inter-University Study of Labor Problems in Economic Development; the political unionism viewpoint; and the interpretation of those who believe that the role of labor is to contribute to rapid economic growth. The author points that the role of organized labor to regulate conflict has been weakened in the developing areas. Thus, labor's contribution to industrialization and economic development remains an elusive one.
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- 1970
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