What is to be Done? (Paperback)

Jim Macken

ISBN 10: 1862878781 / ISBN 13: 9781862878785

Published by Federation Press, Annandale, NSW, 2012

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Paperback. Jim Mackens latest book is a sequel to Between a Death and a Difficult Birth. Both analyse the effects of the cultural shifts of the late 1960s on the labour movement. What is to be Done takes the debate a step further by suggesting solutions to the decline in membership and support for the trade union movement and the ALP.\nThe Faulkner Report of 2010 on the decline in the political fortunes of the ALP calls for root and branch reform of the party. Mackens book looks at possible solutions to the decline in union membership as well. He suggests a return to first principles to govern recruitment and retention of members to both the party and the union movement. He is particularly scathing at the top down government of both institutions.\nHis solutions will not please factional leaders of the unions or the party and, in this regard, he supports the condemnation of factionalism in the Faulkner Report. There is no doubt that this short book will promote heated debate in the ranks of the labour movement but few will be found to disagree with his historic study of developments nor the logic of his case for dramatic change in the structures of the union movement and the ALP. Jim Macken's latest book is a sequel to Between a Death and a Difficult Birth. Both analyse the effects of the cultural shifts of the late 1960s on the labour movement. What is to be Done takes the debate a step further by suggesting solutions to the decline in membership and support for the trade union movement and the ALP. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What is to be Done? (Paperback)
• Publisher: Federation Press, Annandale, NSW
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862878781
• ISBN 13: 9781862878785
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Jim Macken's latest book is a sequel to Between a Death and a Difficult Birth. Both analyse the effects of the cultural shifts of the late 1960s on the labour movement. What is to be Done takes the debate a step further by suggesting solutions to the decline in membership and support for the trade union movement and the ALP.

About the Author

The Honourable Dr James Macken AM LLD has been a barrister since 1963. He practised in many jurisdictions but notably industrial and employment law. He was appointed judge of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales in 1975. He returned to practise at the bar in 1989. He is the author of a number of industrial and legal books and lectures at the Sydney University Law School in industrial relations to postgraduate students.