Christian Democratic Workers And The Forging Of German Democracy, 1920-1980

Why has democracy flourished in the Federal Republic of Germany? This book illuminates the pivotal role played by the half million veterans of the Christian trade unions of the Weimar Republic, who sought with great success after 1945 to alleviate class conflict through welfare legislation and worker participation in management.

• | By (Author): William L. (Washington And Lee University, Virginia) Patch
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 15, 2018
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 340 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1108424112
• | ISBN-13: 9781108424110