Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour

Pillay, Devan and Lucien van der Walt (eds) (2011) Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour in Asia, Africa and Latin America at the Start of the 21st Century, Labour,Capital and Society/ Travail, capital et société, Special issue, Vol.44/2.

CONTACT: Lucien van der Walt at l.vanderwalt@ru.ac.za with enquiries, or regarding copies.

The Pursuit of Alternatives

Serrano, Melisa R. and EdliraXhafa (2012) The Pursuit of Alternatives: Stories of Peoples’ Economic and Political Struggles Around the World. München, Mering: Rainer Hampp Verlag.

Labour in the Global South!

Mosoetsa, Sarah and Michelle Williams (eds) Labour in the Global South: challenges and alternatives for workers. Geneva: ILO Press (2012).

Cross-National Comparisons of Social Movement Unionism

Suzuki, Akira (ed.) (2012) Cross-National Comparisons of Social Movement Unionism-Diversities of Labour Movement Revitalization in Japan, Korea and the United States. Oxford: Peter Lang.

The Detroit newspaper strike!

Rhomberg, Chris (2012) The Broken Table: The Detroit Newspaper Strike and the State of American Labor. Russell Sage Foundation.

Trade Unions and the Global Crisis!

Melisa Serrano, Edlira Xhafa and Michael Fichter (eds) (2011) Trade unions and the global crisis: Labour's visions, strategies and responses. Geneva: ILO.

This new, large-scale study of trade unions around the world is available at http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_163855.pdf

Taiwanese Business or Chinese Security Asset?

Lee, Chun-Yi (2011) Taiwanese Business or Chinese Security Asset: A changing pattern of interaction between Taiwanese businesses and Chinese governments. London: Routledge.

More info: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415575935/