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Abstract: "This paper traces the profound decline in German unionism over the
course of the last three decades. Today just one in five workers is a union member,
and it is now moot whether this degree of penetration is consistent with a corporatist
model built on encompassing unions. The decline in union membership and density
is attributable to external forces that have confronted unions in many countries (such
as globalization and compositional changes in the workforce) and to some specifically
German considerations (such as the transition process in postcommunist Eastern
Germany) and sustained intervals of classic insider behavior on the part of German
unions. The 'correctives' have included mergers between unions, decentralization,
and wages that are more responsive to unemployment. At issue is the success of
these innovations. For instance, the trend toward decentralization in collective bargaining
hinges in part on the health of that other pillar of the dual system of industrial
relations, the works council. But works council coverage has also declined, leading
some observers to equate decentralization with deregulation. While this conclusion is
likely too radical, German unions are at the cross roads. It is argued here that if they
fail to define what they stand for, are unable to increase their presence at the
workplace, and continue to lack convincing strategies to deal with contemporary
economic and political trends working against them, then their decline may become a
rout." Der gewerkschaftliche Organisationsgrad in Ost- und Westdeutschland wird
anhand der ALLBUS-Daten berechnet.
Aufgenommen: 22. Fassung, März 2008
Adler, Marina und Brayfield, April, (1997). Women's Work Values in Unified Germany.
Work and Occupations, 24: 245-266.
Abstract: "This article examines East-West differences in work values among German
women, using data from the 1991 German Social Survey (ALLBUS). Our analysis
indicate a clear regional gap in work values. East German women are more likely
than West German women to consider employment to be very important and to
highly value its socioeconomic and social rewards. We contend that this gap exists
because of the effect of preunification differences in state ideology and policy on the
life experience of German women in the two regions. We discuss the implications of
the findings for the claim that East Germany was more successful than West Germany
in fostering positive attitudes toward market work among women."
Aufgenommen: 20. Fassung, Februar 2005
Adler, Marina A. und Brayfield, April, (1996). East-West Differences in Attitudes
about Employment and Family in Germany. The Sociological Quarterly, 37: 245-
260.
Abstract: "This article examines East-West differences in attitudes toward the tradi-