Activist unionism : the institutional economics of Solomon Barkin
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Bibliographic Information
Activist unionism : the institutional economics of Solomon Barkin
(Studies in institutional economics)
M.E. Sharpe, c1993
- : cloth
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-278) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First Published in 1994. Sol Barkin was never an elected official in the trade union movement, but for twenty-six years, from 1937 until he retired in 1963. His role also saw him serve on government advisory bodies, originate public policy in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, lead the Industrial Relations Research Association, and teach in an American university.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Two Worlds of Solomon Barkin
- Chapter 2 A System of Trade Union Economics
- Chapter 3 Workers, Jobs, and Unions
- Chapter 4 Responsibilities of Industry
- Chapter 5 How Unions Serve Their Members
- Chapter 6 Coordinated Government Policy
- Chapter 7 Decline of the Labor Movement
- Conclusion: Full Productive and Freely Chosen Employment
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