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Christian Democratic Workers and the Forging of German Democracy, 1920-1980 (Hardcover)
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Christian Democratic Workers and the Forging of German Democracy, 1920-1980 (Hardcover)
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Why has democracy flourished in the Federal Republic of Germany
despite that country's troubled past? Exhaustive research in German
historical archives illuminates the pivotal role played by the
veterans of the Christian trade unions of the Weimar Republic, the
only group to participate in both of Germany's most successful
political experiments after 1945, a 'Christian Democratic' party to
unite Catholics and Protestants, and unified labor unions for
workers of all political outlooks. They perceived that feuds
between the religious confessions and competition among three rival
labor federations had greatly facilitated Hitler's rise, and they
resolved to bridge both chasms. Playing an influential role on the
left wing of the CDU from the 1950s to the 1970s, Christian
laborites alleviated class conflict through new welfare programs
and laws to grant workers a powerful voice in management decisions.
They took the lead in forging the distinctive 'German Model' for
labor relations.
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