Question 1

Discuss the different ways that workplace health and safety issues have been handled in Canadian workplaces over the past century. What have more recent approaches added that earlier approaches were not covering? Discuss key issues that you believe still need to be addressed.

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Question 2

With respect to approaches to promoting workplace health and safety, briefly explain what is meant by the "administrative model of regulation," and by "no-fault compensation systems."

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Question 3

Compare and contrast the different approaches to industrial democracy found in Germany and Sweden. Would either of these approaches, or some aspects of them, possibly be useful in Canada? Explain your answer.

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Question 4

In a few sentences, explain what is meant by Germany's "codetermination" (or dual-representation) approach to industrial democracy.

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Question 5

Briefly explain the key difference between a "worker buyout" and a "producer co-operative."

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Question 6

Outline the differences and similarities between worker buyouts and producer co-operatives, and discuss the barriers each of these alternative approaches to economic organization might face. In your opinion, which, if any, of these approaches would have the greatest chance of being successful in your community? Explain why.

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Question 7

Briefly discuss at least three different workers' rights that current Canadian health and safety legislation attempts to protect.

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Quiz 12: Alternative Approaches to Economic Organization