Capitalist Control and Workers' Struggle in the Brazilian Auto Industry / / John Humphrey.

• VerfasserIn: Humphrey, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]; ©1982
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 5091
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; List of Illustrations --; List of Tables --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; List of Abbreviations --; Introduction --; 1. The Development of the Brazilian Labor System --; 2. Industrial Development and the Working Class --; 3. Industrial Development and the Working Class --; 4. Employment Policies and Industrial Relations in the Auto Industry --; 5. Trade Unionism in the Auto Industry --; 6. The Auto Workers Take On the Employers: 1978 --; 7. The Auto Workers Take On the State: 1979 --; 8. Employer Strategies and Industrial Relations --; 9. Auto Workers and the Brazilian Working Class --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400886272
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400886272
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John Humphrey.

A case study of the largest industrial concentration in Latin America, this work shows how the unique situation of auto workers led them to articulate demands relevant for the whole working class. By exploring a concrete situation in two specific plants, the author clarifies the nature of work in modern industry.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.