European Labor

The Ideological Legacy of the Social Pact

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ID9200520
AuthorsAsbjørn Wahl (corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume55
Issue8
Pages37
Publication date2004-01-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMonthly Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520
PublisherMonthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14452/mr-055-08-2004-01_4
OpenAlexW2044311156
LanguageEN
Citations received11

Europe's trade union movement is on the defensive. It is also in a deep political and ideological crisis. At present, the trade unions are unable to fulfill their role as the defenders of the immediate economic and social interests of their members. They have lost ground in all sectors and industries. What was, in the post–Second World War period, the strongest and most influential trade union movement in the capitalist world is today openly confused, lacks a clear vision, and hesitates in its new social and political orientation. Ironically, the same theories, analyses, and policies which gave it its strength in the postwar period have now become a heavy burden. The ideological legacy of the "social pact" is now leading the trade union movement astray.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

Ideology · Pact · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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