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The economics of the trade union

Title
The economics of the trade union / Alison L. Booth.
Author
Booth, Alison L.
Publication
Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

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Description
xvi, 295 pages; 23 cm
Subject
  • Labor unions > Economic aspects > Great Britain
  • Labor unions > Economic aspects > United States
  • Labor market > Great Britain
  • Labor market > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-288) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The development of the union movements of Britain and the United States -- 3. The orthodox theoretical framework: an overview -- 4. Trade union objectives and the monopoly union model -- 5. Bargaining models of the trade union -- 6. Empirical estimates of the union wage differential -- 7. The impact of trade unions on productivity, investment, profitability, employment and hours -- 8. Unions and the macroeconomy -- 9. Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 0521464676 (hc.)
  • 0521468396 (pbk.)
LCCN
93050224
OCLC
  • 29667720
  • ocm29667720
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Columbia University Libraries