Introduction: The transformation of political exchange

Abstract

The essays in the winter 1992-1993 edition of the periodical "International Journal of Political Economy" examine the complexion of the left today through the prism of the union-party relationship. The left has traditionally consisted of these two vehicles of mobilization; their relationship has been central to the strategic capacity and the self-conception of progressive forces. The so-called transmission belt between communist, socialist, or social democratic parties and organized labor consisted of linking action between the political and economic spheres, through a division of labor, towards a shared vision of society. The capacity to achieve the goals of one has depended on the involvement of the other. Constituencies of unions and left parties have historically overlapped. Thus, the focus upon the union-party nexus provides a window onto the fortunes of both organizations and the character of the left.

Publisher

M.E. Sharpe

Publication Date

12-1-1992

Publication Title

International Journal of Political Economy

Department

Politics

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Labor unions, Labor movement, Political parties, Right and Left (Political science), Left-wing extremism

Language

English

Format

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