III‑
Rule-making‑
Codetermination at the
Supervisory and Management Board Level
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Background
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Unions felt full participation in company
decision‑making would help prevent
misuse of economic power for political
ends
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Share holders hoped participation would
head off nationalization
Unions felt full participation in company decision‑making would help prevent misuse of economic power for political ends
This is why coal and steel were given such complete power sharing