Political Protest and Labor Solidarity in Korea: White-Collar Labor Movements after Democratization (1987-1995)

Introduction -- History And Dynamics Of White-collar Unionism In Korea -- Impediments Of Enterprise Unionism -- Theoretical Agenda, Explanatory Framework, And Causal Structure -- Comparison Cases -- Data Sources -- White-collar Unionism As Social Movements -- Definition Of White-collar Labor And Its Trade Union -- White-collar Union Growth And Middle-class Formation In The West -- Cross-societal Variation Of White-collar Unionism In The West -- Labor As Social Movements -- Main Theoretical Perspectives: Structuralism, Voluntarism, And Constructionism -- Integrative And Processual Explanatory Framework -- Theoretical Frameworks For Political Protest And Labor Solidarity -- Collective Action Outcomes -- Political Opportunity -- Organizational Leadership -- Personal Welfare And Economic Justice -- Wage Differential Reduction Demand And Consequences -- National Trend In Wage Structure -- Union Relative Wage Effect Subjective Criteria For Wage Increases: Different Interpretive Frameworks -- Internal Labor Market And Labor Process: Frame Construction -- Workplace Innovation -- Political Protest And Social Reform -- External Criticism And Coalition Strategy -- Intersectoral Variation In Social Reform -- Conditions For Political Protest And Social Reform (1): Perceived Collective Action Outcome Failure -- Conditions For Political Protest And Social Reform (2): Government Repression -- Conditions For Political Protest And Social Reform (3): Leadership Efficacy In Consensus Formation -- Inter-union Solidarity And Industrial Unionism -- Union Density Decline And Financial Crisis -- Coalitional Repertoires: Collaborative Struggle And Multiemployer Bargaining -- Differences In Solidarity Growth -- Conditions For Inter-union Solidarity (1): Perceived Coalition Movement Outcome Success -- Conditions For Inter-union Solidarity (2): Positive Government Response -- Conditions For Inter-union Solidarity (3): Intermediate Leadership Centralization -- Conclusion Doowon Suh. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [197]-218) And Index.