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Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-first Century
Richard B. Freeman
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Paperback. Provides an assessment of how effectively labor market institutions are responding to the decline of private sector unions. This book also provides case studies of labor market institutions and various directions for existing institutions. It presents the story of workers and institutions searching for ways to represent labor. Editor(s): Freeman, Richard B.; Hersch, Joni; Mishel, Lawrence. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36 tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: KCF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
"Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century" provides the first indepth assessment of how effectively labor market institutions are responding to the decline of private sector unions. This important volume provides case studies of new labor market institutions and new directions for existing institutions. While non-union institutions are unlikely to fill the gap left by the decline of unions, the findings suggest that emerging groups and unions might together improve some dimensions of worker well-being. "Emerging Labor Market Institutions" is the story of workers and institutions in flux, searching for ways to represent labor in the new century.
"Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century" provides the first indepth assessment of how effectively labor market institutions are responding to the decline of private sector unions. This important volume provides case studies of new labor market institutions and new directions for existing institutions. While non-union institutions are unlikely to fill the gap left by the decline of unions, the findings suggest that emerging groups and unions might together improve some dimensions of worker well-being. "Emerging Labor Market Institutions" is the story of workers and institutions in flux, searching for ways to represent labor in the new century.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226261584
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V9780226261584
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About Richard B. Freeman
Richard B. Freeman is the Herbert Ascherman Professor of Economics at Harvard University, program director of labor studies at the NBER, and senior research fellow at the Centre for Economic Performance of the London School of Economics. Joni Hersch is professor of law and economics at Vanderbilt University. Lawrence Mishel is president of the Economic Policy Institute. He is coauthor ... Read more
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