Trade Union Growth and Decline in Asia

Sarosh Kuruvilla, Subesh Das, Hyunji Kwon and Soonwon Kwon

British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2002, vol. 40, issue 3, 431-461

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2002
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