1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785770503321

Titolo

Solidarity with solidarity [[electronic resource] ] : Western European trade unions and the Polish crisis, 1980-1982 / / edited by Idesbald Goddeeris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2010

ISBN

1-283-59951-1

9786613911964

0-7391-5072-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

The Harvard Cold War studies book series

Altri autori (Persone)

GoddeerisIdesbald <1972->

Disciplina

943.805/6

Soggetti

International labor activities - Europe, Western - History - 20th century

Labor movement - Poland - History - 20th century

Labor unions - Political activity - Europe, Western - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction: Solidarity, Ideology, Instrumentality, and Other Issues; Chapter 2: Sweden: Focus on Fundamental Trade Union Rights; Chapter 3: Spain: The Common Experience of Transition and a Military Coup; Chapter 4: Italy: Diversity within United Solidarity; Chapter 5: The ICFTU and the WCL: The International Coordination of Solidarity; Chapter 6: Great Britain: Between Avoiding Cold War and Supporting Free Trade Unionism; Chapter 7: The FRG: Humanitarian Support without Big Publicity

Chapter 8: France: Exceptional Solidarity? Chapter 9: Denmark: International Solidarity and Trade Union Multilateralism; Chapter 10: Belgium: The Christian Emphasis; Chapter 11: Austria: An Ambivalent Attitude of Trade Unions and Political Parties; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

The Polish crisis in the early 1980's provoked a great deal of reaction in the West. Not only governments, but social movements were also touched by the changes. This book analyzes Western European social



reaction to the Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarnosc, Revealing how many unionists hesitated between détente and workers' rights, between Atlantic cold warriors and European cooperation. It provides new insights relevant to historians dealing with the Cold War, Labor, and European integration.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910828934603321

Autore

Frederickson H. George

Titolo

Social equity and public administration : origins, developments, and applications / / H. George Frederickson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Armonk, N.Y., : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., c2010

Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., , 2010

ISBN

1-317-45977-6

1-315-70074-3

1-282-89119-7

9786612891199

0-7656-2473-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 169 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

351

Soggetti

Public administration

Public welfare - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Social equity and the new public administration -- Social equity in context -- Social equity : the democratic context and the compound theory -- Social equity and the question of administrative discretion -- The state of social equity in American public administration -- An intergenerational social equity ethic -- Social equity, law, and research -- When education quality speaks, education equality answers -- Social equity in the twenty-first century : in memory of Philip J. Rutledge.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is designed to be the defintive statement on social equity theory and practice in public administration. Social equity is often referred to as the ""third pillar"" in PA, after efficiency and economy. It



concerns itself with the fairness of the organization, its management, and its delivery of public services. H. George Frederickson is widely recognized as the originator of the concept and the person most associated with its development and application. The book's introduction and chapters 1-4 offer general descriptions of social equity in terms of its arguments and claims in changin