`Long awaited and exceedingly welcomed, this collection of nine scholarly essays is the first effort by the Research Committee on Labour Movements of the International Sociological Association. To cut to the quick, most contributors doubt the staying power of movement attributes, thoughnone question the long-term viability of unions per se... Over and over again the book's contributors highlight advantages European capitalists stand to gain from the EEC's integrated market, advantages linked to labor's anticipated loss of elan, militancy, and solidarity....