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Pursuing centralised bargaining in an era of decentralisation? A progressive union goal in Korea from a comparative perspective
Author(s) -
Jeong Jooyeon
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2338.00183
Subject(s) - collective bargaining , decentralization , industrial relations , context (archaeology) , perspective (graphical) , economic system , economics , political science , face (sociological concept) , corporatism , subject (documents) , comparative case , political economy , sociology , market economy , politics , management , law , social science , paleontology , artificial intelligence , library science , computer science , biology , linguistics , philosophy
During the last decade, progressive Korean unions have attempted to transform the organisation and bargaining of enterprise unionism into an industrial unionism. This vitalised development in collective bargaining contrasts with trends prevailing in many advanced nations. This paper, on the basis of case studies, examines factors shaping bargaining structures in the context of Korean industrial relations. A theoretical framework regarding factors shaping bargaining structures, one formed in comparative industrial relations studies of advanced nations, proves useful in examining the subject. This finding implies that the attempt of progressive unions will face formidable obstacles.