Alison L. Booth

The Economics of the Trade Union

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Analyses the crucial features of unionised labour markets in industrialised countries, with emphasis on Britain and the USA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 509g
• ISBN-13: 9780521468398
• ISBN-10: 0521468396
• Artikelnr.: 22036139

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
Preface
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
References
Index.