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Labor and regional development in the U.S.A.: building a high road infrastructure in Buffalo, New York
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Abstract
"In a country where worker representatives lack broadly institutionalized roles as “social partners,” how can they play a constructive role in solving the problems of regional development? In Buffalo, New York, regularized, labor-inclusive procedures of problem solving involving multiple coaliti... view more
"In a country where worker representatives lack broadly institutionalized roles as “social partners,” how can they play a constructive role in solving the problems of regional development? In Buffalo, New York, regularized, labor-inclusive procedures of problem solving involving multiple coalition partners – what we call a high-road social infrastructure – has emerged. Socially engaged researchers and educators have played a role in spreading lessons and organizing dialogue. Despite the emergence of regional cooperation, however, successful development politics are hampered by many of the same problems seen in European regions, including uncertainty about the best union strategy, hostility from business and political elites and the enormity of the region’s long-term structural problems." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
United States of America; regional development; social infrastructure; trade union; non-governmental organization; network; cooperation
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
coalition building; Buffalo, New York; university-community relations
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 219-242
Journal
International Journal of Action Research, 1 (2005) 2
ISSN
1861-1303
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications