Christian Democratic Workers and the Forging of German Democracy, 1920-1980 (Hardcover)

Introduction: democratization and the 'German model' for labor relations; 1. Christian trade unionists and the dissolution of the Weimar republic; 2. Christian laborites and the founding of the federal republic; 3. The debate over co-determination (mitbestimmung), 1949?1953; 4. The influence of Christian democratic workers on welfare legislation, 1953?1957; 5. Seeking a new path in the twilight of the Adenauer era; 6. The political success and organizational decline of Christian democratic workers, 1966?1980; Conclusion: the legacy of the Christian labor movement.