Durrenberger, E. Paul, editorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2017-09-252017-09-252017https://hdl.handle.net/10217/184086Includes bibliographical references and index.The first-ever collection of labor anthropology from around the world, Uncertain Times addresses the theory that traditional labor union organization has been co-opted by the neoliberal policies of corporate capital and become a member service rather than a driver of social movements.--Provided by publisher.Introduction: Hope for Labor in a Neoliberal World -- 1. Anthropologists, Activists, and the Labor Movement -- Industry. 2. The Gift of Labor: The Town, the Union, and the Corporate State in the Demise of the Swedish Car Industry -- 3. Trade Unions, Labor Conflict, and Contested Institutions in the Swiss Construction Industry -- 4. Union Power and Transnational Corporations in the Argentine Steel Industry -- 5. Agents of Change or Status Quo? Labor NGOs in South China -- 6. Labor Struggles in the Shipbuilding Industry of Piraeus -- 7. The Struggle for Labor Rights in the Maquiladoras of Northern Mexico -- Agriculture. 8. Growers, Unions, and Farm Laborers in Mexico's Baja California -- 9. Policies, Economic Forces, Class Relations, and Unions in Spain's Strawberry Fields -- Retail and Service. 10. Subcontracted Employment and the Labor Movement's Response in Turkey -- 11. Organized Labor in Contemporary Israeli Retail Chains -- 12. National Unions, International Capital, and Bank Workers -- Conclusion: Is There Hope in the Neoliberal World of Labor?born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Business anthropologyOrganizational behaviorLabor unionsLabor unions -- OrganizingNeoliberalismTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.