Download or read book Labour Relations and the New Unionism in Contemporary Brazil written by M. Barros and published by Springer. This book was released on 1999-03-22 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines recent developments in Brazilian labour relations. Analysing the current state of labour relations in Brazil, the author shows how the proposals advanced by the new unionism have put strong pressure on the corporate system still legally enforced and have successfully developed a new political culture he terms the 'political culture of active citizenship'.