Labor and democratization in South Korea and Taiwan

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ID3986138
AutoresY W Chu (0000-0002-4943-4964, University of Hong Kong, autor correspondente), Yin-Wah Chu
Ano1998
Volume28
Fascículo2
Páginas185-202
Data de publicação1998-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Contemporary Asia (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0047-2336 • E-ISSN: 1752-7554
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00472339880000121
OpenAlexW1982102177
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas21
Referências citadas37

The article examines the recent work by Rueschemeyer et. al. (1992) and revisits the classic issue of the social basis of democracy. It argues that Rueschemeyer et al. are biased in their definition of democracy, have focused too narrowly on the postures of individuals classes, and have produced a one-sided picture of the role of the workers in democratization. Using the experiences of South Korea and Taiwan, the article argues that the extent of workers's involvement in the democratic struggle depends on their experiences of state domination. The latter, in turn, is influenced by the workers' market positions and the nature of the labor regime in question. The article also argues that workers affect democratization in a macro-structural sense, both by influencing the agenda of the oppositional movement and by shaping the contour of socio-political conflict of society

Affect (linguistics · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economic system · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social movement · Sociology · State (computer science · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies