Abstract
An examination is made of the trends toward new forms of industrial democracy in three liberal capitalist societies: France, the United States and Australia. A three-dimensional framework is introduced which uses the ideology of the labour movement, the degree of control which is sought by employees at the enterprise level and the level at which participation occurs, to compare developments in each country. It is argued that a convergence of approaches is occurring in these countries towards the participatory enterprise, albeit with some variations, within the framework of liberal capitalism.
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