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Solidarity first : Canadian workers and social cohesion
- Title
- Solidarity first : Canadian workers and social cohesion / edited by Robert O'Brien.
- Publication
- Vancouver : UBC Press, [2008], ©2008.
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- Additional Authors
- O'Brien, Robert, 1963-
- Description
- xii, 226 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Solidarity First examines the concept and practice of social cohesion in terms of its impact on, and significance for, workers in Canada. Contributors examine how social cohesion functions on multiple levels."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Valeurs sociales > Canada
- Participation sociale > Canada
- Canada > Conditions sociales > 1991-
- Employees > Canada
- Canada > Economic conditions > 1991-
- Canada > Social conditions > 1991-
- Social integration > Canada
- Working class > Canada
- Travailleurs > Canada
- Personnel > Canada
- Solidarity > Canada
- Canada > Conditions économiques > 1991-
- Social participation > Canada
- Social values > Canada
- Solidarité > Canada
- Intégration sociale > Canada
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction: Canadian Workers and Social Cohesion / Robert O'Brien -- Pt. 1. Conceptualizing Social Cohesion -- 2. Gendering the Concept of Social Cohesion through an Understanding of Women and Work / Belinda Leach and Charlotte Yates -- 3. Social Cohesion, International Competitiveness, and the "Other": A Connected Comparison of Workers' Relationships in Canada and Mexico / Holly Gibbs -- Pt. 2. Constructing Social Cohesion -- 4. Workplace Cohesion and the Fragmentation of Solidarity: The Magna Model / Wayne Lewchuk and Don Wells -- 5. Working Time and Labour Control in the Toyota Production System / Mark Thomas -- 6. Cultural Production and Social Cohesion amid the Decline of Coal and Steel: The Case of Cape Breton Island / Larry Haiven -- Pt. 3. Internationalizing Social Cohesion -- 7. Civil Society Targets the International / Robert O'Brien -- 8. International Labour Norms and Worker Disorganization in Canada / Roy Adams -- 9. ILO Action on "The Scope of the Employment Relationship": Lessons from Canada on the Gendered Limits of Fostering Social Cohesion / Leah F. Vosko -- 10. Conclusion: Beyond Social Cohesion / Robert O'Brien.
- ISBN
- 9780774814393 (bound)
- 077481439X (bound)
- LCCN
- 99820941260
- OCLC
- ocn190775519
- 190775519
- SCSB-9038842
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries