Labor Conflict and Capitalist Hegemony in Argentina
The Case of the Automobile Industry,1990–2007
Description
As it spreads its tendrils across the globe, one of Neoliberalism’s most important policy demands has been labor flexibilization”coded language for tearing up collective bargaining agreements and dismantling trade unions. In this well researched and insightful study, Santella focuses on the auto industry in Argentina between 1990 and 2007 to draw out how workers have resisted these changes.
Author Bios
Agustin Santella holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (2009) and Master’s Degree from FLACSO (2002). He is a researcher at the National Council of Science and Technology and at the “Gino Germani” Research Institute, Universidad de Buenos Aires.
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Publication date: December 5, 2017
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. What are Trade Unions in Marxist theory?
3. Capital and Class Formation: on Postone and van der Linden
4. General Strikes in 20th Century in Argentina
5. The Debate about Trade Union Bureaucracy
6. Labor Relations and Conflict in the Automobile Sector
7. Workers during the Crisis 1998-2002
8. Contention Dynamics in Fiat and Ford (Further Discussion on Concepts)
9. Cycles of Protest with No Revolutionary Situations, 1958 – 2001
10. Labor Conflict in the 2000s
11. Hegemonic Despotism and Labor Relations in the Automobile Sector
12. Conclusions
References
Author Index
Subject Index
