The building of the democratic tradition in South Africa's trade unions after 1973

Democratization

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-158

  Buhlungu, Sakhela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Democracy; Intellectuals; Lived experiences; South Africa; Trade unions; Worker control

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY APPROACH; TRADE UNION;

EID: 3042587214     PISSN: 13510347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1351034042000238202     Document Type: Article

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