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Throughout history and in every geographical location, the rise and fall of industry, which impact the fate of large populations, are tied to the development and cultural entanglement of particular models that are articulated with political power. Models are understood as knowledge devices - expert, theoretical, practical and commonsense - that are embedded in cultural and social environments and designed through struggles at various scales. This book results from the collaboration of an interdisciplinary team bringing together specialists in anthropology, geography, sociology, economics, polit.

A fascinating account of theoretical debates around identity and work, recent trends and methodological arguments concerning the role of oral testimony and its interpretation.

Focuses on a series of critical questions concerned with the restructuring of work under capitalism at the beginning of the 21st century. This book addresses a wide array of workplace settings, from traditional manufacturing settings to 'knowledge work' in high tech and university contexts.

Provides an analysis of the new state-society relationship in China and demonstrates the complexity and fluidity involved in institutional development and market transformation.

The Political Economy of Regulation in Turkey brings together leading international scholars and experts on Turkey and regulatory reform to provide essential information on the recent Turkish experience and its relation to competition policy. After the 1980 liberalization reform, Turkey tried to introduce competition in many industries, but network industries have remained as monopolies. At the end of the 1990s, regulatory reform was initiated and independent regulatory agencies have been established by the government. Comprehensive discussions of these network industries, in particular airlines, electricity, natural gas, telecommunications and environment regulations, are offered. The contributors inquire how economic theory and historical analyses can enlighten the character of market processes and the role for government action in these industries, and the contributions shed light on the very recent changes in the regulatory structure and important legal cases that shape the future of regulated industries. This book discusses these issues in an international perspective and relates the Turkish experience to other similar countries, such as in Eastern Europe and Central America. This book serves as a useful guide to those who want to understand major changes in Turkey and regulatory reforms in other emerging markets, making it of interest to researchers and PhD students concerned with regulatory economics, the Turkish economy, and economic policy in emerging markets.

From Vietnam's recent acceptance into the World Trade Organization to its post-Vietnam War reform and socialist ideals, this overview concisely examines the cultural, political, and economic changes currently at work in Vietnam within a historical context and then discusses the effects such changes have had on businessmen and entrepreneurs. Useful for those evaluating potential relationships with Vietnamese businesses or investments in the country's economy, this study explores matters of credit, private enterprise, monetary policy, and the role of globalization.

Introduction: A benevolent terror -- Black family destruction -- "They separate children at the Harlem border, too" -- Professional kidnappers -- Rotten at the root -- Strong-armed -- The foster industrial complex -- Family suerveillance -- Carceral entaglements -- Structured to harm -- The thin line -- Care in place of terror

Discusses Bush administration policies on the environment, industrial pollution, oil industry, and decision not to support the Kyoto Protocol (international agreement to reduce output of greenhouse gas emissions signed by 165 countries in 1997).

Die deutschen industriellen Beziehungen haben sich in den letzten drei Jahrzehnten strukturell in drei Welten der Arbeitsbeziehungen segmentiert. Zugleich hat sich der Konfliktmodus in der ersten Welt, die durch die exportorientierte Industrie geprägt ist, stark modifiziert: Durch komplexe Systeme der feinjustierten Interessenverarbeitung ist der öffentlich wahrnehmbare Großkonflikt die Ausnahme geworden, dezentrale Konflikte sind dagegen der Regelfall. Mit Bezug auf das von Müller-Jentsch pointierte Konzept der Konfliktpartnerschaft wird die These vertreten, dass auch mit diesem veränderten Konfliktmodus weiterhin von einer Konfliktpartnerschaft, die ein spezifischer Modus der Sozialpartnerschaft ist, in der exportorientierten Industrie gesprochen werden könne.

"Die Montanmitbestimmung besteht in diesem Jahr 50 Jahre und galt bei ihrer Einführung als
historischer Kompromiss zwischen Kapital und Arbeit, der Chancen für eine demokratische Kontrolle
wirtschaftlicher Macht eröffnete. Dieses Modell einer qualifizierten Mitbestimmung steht jedoch
im Zeitalter der Globalisierung vermehrt in der Kritik, da es nicht mehr in der Lage sei, den
heutigen Anforderungen an modernes Wirtschaften effektiv zu begegnen. Vor diesem Hintergrund
unterzogen wir die Realität der Montanmitbestimmung einer empirischen Analyse am Beispiel der
Salzgitter AG/PPS GmbH und der EKO Stahl GmbH. Um die Entwicklung und Strukturmerkmale
dieses Modells und ihre Bewertung durch die verschiedenen Akteursgruppen zu ermitteln, wurden
Belegschaftsbefragungen an allen Standorten, 120 Experteninterviews mit betrieblichen und außerbetrieblichen
Akteuren sowie eine breit angelegte Literatur- und Dokumentenanalyse durchgeführt.
Als Ergebnis zeigt sich, dass die Montanmitbestimmung auch heute noch von den meisten Akteuren
als ein hohes Gut angesehen wird, auch wenn Rollen, Aufgaben und Beziehungen der relevanten
Mitbestimmungsträger sich nachhaltig geändert haben. Offensichtlich generiert das Modell weiterhin
eine konsensorientierte Unternehmenskultur, die es auch unter heutigen Geschichtsbedingungen
am ehesten ermöglicht, ökonomische und soziale Rationalitäten angemessen miteinander zu
verknüpfen." (Autorenreferat)

"Der Institutionentransfer nach Ostdeutschland hat dort nicht zur Entstehung einer Kopie
des westdeutschen Modells industrieller Beziehungen geführt. Es handelte sich vielmehr um
einen eigenständigen Institutionalisierungsprozeß, der im Vergleich zur alten Bundesrepublik
zu einer stärkeren Verbetrieblichung der industriellen Beziehungen geführt hat. Die forcierte
Verbetrieblichung der industriellen Beziehungen in Ostdeutschland wird zum einen an der
Herausbildung von 'Notgemeinschaften' zwischen Managern und Betriebsräten, zum anderen
an der problematischen Beziehung zwischen Gewerkschaften einerseits und Betriebsräten und
Belegschaften andererseits verdeutlicht. Erklärt wird sie mit der aufgrund der Transformationskrise
besonders problematischen ökonomischen Lage der ostdeutschen Betriebe sowie
mit den eine Verbetrieblichung begünstigenden Anknüpfungsmöglichkeiten an Einstellungs-,
Handlungs- und Beziehungsmuster aus der DDR-Vergangenheit. Diese ostdeutsche Entwicklung
wird als Herausforderung für das duale System und als massive Verschärfung der gewerkschaftlichen
Organisationsprobleme interpretiert, die jedoch gerade deshalb zum Modernisierungskatalysator
werden kann." (Autorenreferat)

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to make visible the ways in which peoples' experiences of mental ill health are coordinated and produced in the workplace setting.Design/methodology/approachThis institutional ethnography draws from data collected from 16 informants in one Canadian industrial manufacturing plant to explicate how texts organize activities and align worker consciousness and actions with company expectations of a "bona fide" illness.FindingsThe findings demonstrate how a "bona fide" illness is textually mediated by biomedical and physical work restrictions, thus creating a significant disjuncture between an experiential and ruling perspective of mental ill health.Research limitations/implicationsThe work of employees living with self-reported depression becomes organized locally and translocally around the discourse of "mental illness is an illness like any other." This presents a profound disjuncture between the embodied experience of being too unwell to mentally perform work duties, and the textually coordinated practices of what it means to access sick time for a "bona fide illness" within a biomedical-based attendance management protocol.Originality/valueThe current study adds to the literature by shedding light on the disjuncture created between the embodied experience of mental health issues and the ruling perspective of what constitutes a bona fide illness, adding a unique focus on how people's use of attendance management-related supports in the workplace.

Purpose
– Using the concept of human security, the purpose of this paper is to explore the subjective perception of insecurities experienced by Thai subcontracted workers in industrial value chains and examines how they mitigate these insecurities.


Design/methodology/approach
– This paper uses a qualitative approach and analyses the narratives from in-depth interviews with 23 female subcontracted workers in low-income communities in Bangkok, Thailand. Four male subcontracted workers were also interviewed to compare gender differences. Five key informant interviews with NGOs and academicians were conducted.


Findings
– There are three main findings. First, subcontracted workers' economic insecurities are influenced by their work and personal trajectories in the labour market. Second, many of their health and care-related insecurities are fuelled by relational rather than individual experience; that is, they are worried they will not be able to provide care for their children, to fulfil their responsibility as mothers, or they are concerned with the effects of their hazardous work environment on their family members. Third, most subcontracted workers mitigate their insecurities using their immediate relational network in the absence of formal protection.


Originality/value
– While earlier literature on subcontracted workers' vulnerabilities in Thailand discussed the issues from a politico-economic perspective, this paper uses the concept of human security, which enables us to better understand their insecurities as context-specific experiences in their daily lives.