The transnational relations of African trade unions
The transnational relations of African trade unions
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非洲工会的跨国关系
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1972
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通讯作者:
G. Busch
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G. Busch
The danger of outside intervention in internal affairs is a theme common to virtually all African nations. Newspapers and other media are full of accounts of intervention, subversion, secret plots, covert subsidies and mysterious "deals" which are being plotted or which have been brought to fruition. This pre-occupation with external interference is common in Third World politics and probably reflects the political and economic vulnerability felt by these nations in the world arena. Intervention comes in many forms, not all of which are viewed as hostile by national governments. As a general rule, the pejorative term "intervention" or subversion is used to describe activities to which one is opposed. If one favors the activities, they are called "support." Military, economic and political intervention may all be seen in this ambivalent manner. The reordering of domestic priorities required by aid donors as qualifications for assistance, the creation of industrial enterprises by overseas corporations, the stationing of foreign technicians on African soil all create a climate of conflict because some basic elements of national sovereignty seem to have been taken over by an external power. One set of African institutions in particular has been subject to external interaction and support the African trade union movement. African trade unions have played an important role in the development of many institutions which exist in modern Africa and have been crucial to the stability of many African political organizations. As such, they have come in for a great deal of scrutiny and assistance from organizations which are also interested in the status and abilities of political institutions. African trade unions tend to be substantially different from the stereotypes of trade unions in other parts of the world. First of all, they