1.Brief History of Industrial Democracy
During the late 19th and earlier 20th centuries industrial democracy was a concept integrated in the ideological element of the industrial and political development of labour movements throughout Europe. In essence and in practice it came about during and after the 2nd World War as a pragmatic and temporary organisational arrangement, which was only aiming to increase production.
After the 2nd World War most European countries needed to reconstruct their industrial relations system for economic recovery. …