What is to be Done?

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-86287-878-5
Verlag: Federation Press

Buch, Englisch, 70 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 130 g

Jim Macken’s latest book is a sequel to Between a Death and a Difficult Birth. Both analyse the effects of the cultural shifts of the late 1960s on the labour movement. What is to be Done takes the debate a step further by suggesting solutions to the decline in membership and support for the trade union movement and the ALP.
The Faulkner Report of 2010 on the decline in the political fortunes of the ALP calls for root and branch reform of the party. Macken’s book looks at possible solutions to the decline in union membership as well. He suggests a return to first principles to govern recruitment and retention of members to both the party and the union movement. He is particularly scathing at the ‘top down’ government of both institutions.
His solutions will not please factional leaders of the unions or the party and, in this regard, he supports the condemnation of factionalism in the Faulkner Report. There is no doubt that this short book will promote heated debate in the ranks of the labour movement but few will be found to disagree with his historic study of developments nor the logic of his case for dramatic change in the structures of the union movement and the ALP.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Macken, James Joseph

Macken, Jim

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Industrielle Organisation
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Light on the Hill 2. Solidarity Forever 3. Social Collapse 4. Labour's Political Response 5. The Trade Union Response 6. Rule from Above 7. A Dialectic of Disintegration 8. What is to be done? (The Unions) 9. What is to be done? (The ALP) 10. The Battleground

Über Autor(innen)

The Honourable Dr James Macken AM LLD has been a barrister since 1963. He practised in many jurisdictions but notably industrial and employment law. He was appointed judge of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales in 1975. He returned to practise at the bar in 1989. He is the author of a number of industrial and legal books and lectures at the Sydney University Law School in industrial relations to postgraduate students.