State and Organised Labour in Botswana

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The State And Organized Labour In Botswana soundly theorizes the state-labor relations in the African nation of Botswana. An overview and survey assessment is provided, along with considerable historical perspective. The economic system in place is capitalism with a natural tension between the state and the trade unions. The State And Organized Labour In Botswana surveys existing labor law and industrial relations, trade union growth and development, class organization and struggles, and prospects for organized labour in the 1990s and beyond. The State And Organized Labour In Botswana is enhanced with tables and figures, a bibliography, and an index.


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Taking his own country as a test case, Mogalakwe contends that even in a formally liberal democracy, economic growth and development in a capitalist context requires close state control of organized labor and repression of social relations. He shows how the repressive structures are maintained through political power and legitimated through an ideology of national interest. He also contends however that such repression does not prevent working class action, but only sets limits to it. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


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