The Analysis of the collective actions from the protesting fraudulent bankrupts workers: Lien-Fu textile factory for instance

• Main Authors: Lin, Guan Ting, 林冠廷
• Other Authors: Sun, Shan Hao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ap2vby

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 政治研究所 === 103 === Among 1996 to 1998, the upsurge of fraudulent bankrupts had burst out nation- widely. Hence, unemployed workers, mainly stemmed from Lien-Fu textile factory, integrated into the so-called National Unemployed Workers Front, protested against government, and won the promises that all of them could get compensative loan that is no need to return. However, CLA started to demand repayment of them since 2002, made them under accusations by employing attorneys. They could do nothing but fight against government. Finally, they won the lawsuit. This study is mainly based on the logic of collective action from Olson’s, and the footnotes from other scholars as auxiliaries, probing the adaptability of those theories in this case. According to the research, I found that the event of free-rider is not conspicuous in this case. The size of group may have influences upon the results. Nevertheless, the unions of small groups break the restrictions. Cost considerations and participating motives are the psychological factors, it may become a hinder of participation depend on different spaces and times. Obligate norms, selective incentives and the endeavor of organizers are the benefit factors that maintaining the collective actions. Public goods in this case, however, is not necessarily to equal to Mason’s argument. Thus, traditional group theory applied to this study when it comes to private goods. Meanwhile, as a collective action, this case has two strands include its success and dilemma. These discussions may become the reference materials for other organizations or labor movements in the future.