Associative power as a central element in the dispute over labour reform in Chile.

Critical Reading of the book "Building power to shape labor policy. Unions, employer associations and reform in neoliberal Chile" by Pablo Pérez Ahumada, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2023.

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  • Lucila D'Urso Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento

Keywords:

Associative power, Power resources theory, Chile

Abstract

This paper critically analyses the book "Building power to shape labor policy. Unions, employer associations and reform in neoliberal Chile" by Pablo Pérez Ahumada, edited by the University of Pittsburgh Press and published in 2023. The review presents the central contents of the book and also argues why the book makes a contribution to understanding the course of labour reforms nowadays.

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References

Marticorena, Clara, y D'Urso, Lucila (2021). El poder de los/as trabajadores/as: una revisión crítica de los abordajes conceptuales para su estudio. Revista de estudios marítimos y sociales, 14(18), 171-198.

Wright, Erik Olin (2000). Working-class power, capitalist-class interests, and class compromise. American journal of sociology, 105(4), 957-1002.

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Published

2025-07-16

How to Cite

D’Urso, L. (2025). Associative power as a central element in the dispute over labour reform in Chile.: Critical Reading of the book "Building power to shape labor policy. Unions, employer associations and reform in neoliberal Chile" by Pablo Pérez Ahumada, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2023. Cuadernos De Economía Crítica, 11(22), 265-268. Retrieved from https://www.sociedadeconomiacritica.org/ojs/index.php/cec/article/view/403

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Vol. 11 No. 22 (2025): Dossier: “Neoliberal projects, sectorial dynamics and political-union organization in recent Argentina”.

Section

Lecturas Criticas

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