Industrial democracy : strategies for community revitalization

Author(s)

• Woodworth, Warner
• Meek, Christopher
• Whyte, William Foote

Bibliographic Information

Industrial democracy : strategies for community revitalization

edited by Warner Woodworth, Christopher Meek, William Foote Whyte

（Sage focus editions, v. 73）

Sage Publications, c1985

• : pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Industrial Democracy is one of the first attempts to explain a newly developed field: the theory and practice of countering industrial decline and subsequent deterioration of the quality of community life. The contributors give an overview of the problem of economic dislocation, and explore the social responsiblity of corporations towards surrounding communities.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE PROBLEM OF ECONOMIC DISLOCATION: AN OVERVIEW New Approaches to Industrial Development and Community Renewal - William Foote Whyte Problems of Industrial Plant Shutdowns - David Moberg Options for Reindustrialization - Staughton Lynd Brownfield Versus Greenfield Approaches Problems of Economic Deterioration - Bennett Harrison and Barry Bluestone Absentee Ownership, Industrial Decline, and Organizational Renewal - Christopher Meek and Warner Woodworth PART TWO: REVITALIZATION THROUGH LABOR-MANAGEMENT COOPERATION The Emergence of Community Labor-Management Cooperation - Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld Achieving Labor-Management Joint Action - Warner Woodworth Labor-Management Committee Outcomes - Christopher Meek The Jamestown Case Labor-Management Structures in the Large City - Robert W Ahern PART THREE: FORMS OF COMMUNITY-WORKER OWNERSHIP The Potential of Employee Ownership - William Foote Whyte and Joseph Blasi Worker-Community colaboration and Ownership - Christopher Meek and Warner Woodworth Saving Jobs Through Worker Buyouts - Warner Woodworth PART FOUR: PROSPECTS FOR REVITALIZATION: BARRIERS AND RESOURCES Policy Strategies for Labor-Management Cooperation - Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld Financing Employee Ownership - Corey Rosen Labor Policy and the Changing Role of Government - Joseph Blasi Theory and practice of Community Economic Reindustrialization - Warner Woodworth, Christopher Meek, and William Foote Whyte

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Details

• NCID: BA00594474
• ISBN:
  • 0803924763
  • 0803924771
• LCCN: 85011741
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Beverly Hills, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: 308 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HT321
  • DC19 : 338.973/009173/2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Urban economics
  • LCSH : Community development, Urban -- United States
  • LCSH : Industry -- Social aspects -- United States
  • LCSH : Employee ownership -- United States
  • LCSH : Urban renewal -- United States
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00351552