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This paper investigates briefly how far the institutional framework established in the Federal German Republic after the Second World War facilitates meaningful participation in decision-making by workers and employees. In addition the consequences for the stability of the total system will be briefly sketched.
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Almanasreh, Z. (1977). Institutional Forms of Worker Participation in the Federal German Republic. In: Heathfield, D.F. (eds) The Economics of Co-Determination. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03117-7_6
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