Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Notes on contributors -- 1 Introduction - trade unions and democracy: possibilities and contradictions -- 2 Trade unions and theories of democracy -- 3 Neo-liberal reforms and accords: are they compatible with democracy? -- 4 Trade unions and democracy: can the 'third way' recast the link? -- 5 Trade Unions and non-standard employment -- 6 New forms of work and the representational gap: a Durban case study -- 7 The changing impact and strength of the labour movement in advanced societies -- 8 The US and Canadian labour movements: markets vs. states and societies -- 9 The rise and fall of the organizing model in the US -- 10 Union growth and reversal in newly industrialized countries: the case of South Korea and peripheral workers -- 11 The rise of unions in semi-industrialized countries: the cases of South Africa and Zimbabwe -- 12 Social movement unionism -- 13 Trade unions and political parties -- 14 Trade union democracy: the dynamics of different forms -- 15 Trade unions, social partnerships and national business systems -- 16 Engagement or disengagement? Unions and a new politics -- 17 Conclusion: broadening democracy and the labour movement -- Index