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Trade Union Growth and Decline in Asia
Author(s) -
Kuruvilla Sarosh,
Das Subesh,
Kwon Hyunji,
Kwon Soonwon
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
british journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.665
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-8543
pISSN - 0007-1080
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8543.00242
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , union density , development economics , political science , economics , geography , labour economics , archaeology , collective bargaining
We examine trends in union density and union influence in several Asian countries. Though we find variation in union density, all countries experienced union decline in the 1990s. Asian countries also vary on our new union influence measure. We use a logics of action framework to examine the institutional context surrounding union growth, decline and influence in each country. Based on our examination of how these institutional contexts are changing, and what we know about the strategies of unions, we are not hopeful regarding the near term prospects for reversing union decline.