Overview

This handbook is an authoritative reference tool which analyses the forces governing unionism, union behaviour and union impact from a variety of perspectives, both theoretical and empirical. The 14 chapters are written in an accessible style by specialists from the fields of economics and industrial relations. They offer an international perspective on this important subject.

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Author:   John T. Addison ,  Claus Schnabel
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.962kg
ISBN:  

9781840649796

ISBN 10:   1840649798
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   29 October 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Introduction John T. Addison and Claus Schnabel 2. Determinants of Trade Union Membership Claus Schnabel 3. Economic Models of Union Behaviour Robin Naylor 4. Unions, Bargaining and Strikes Peter Cramton and Joseph Tracy 5. Unions and Productivity, Financial Performance and Investment: International Evidence David Metcalf 6. Collective Bargaining and Macroeconomic Performance Robert J. Flanagan 7. Changes Over Time in Union Relative Wage Effects in the UK and the USA Revisited David Blanchflower and Alex Bryson 8. Unions and the Wage Structure David Card, Thomas Lemieux and W. Craig Riddell 9. Unions and Innovation: A Survey of the Theory and Empirical Evidence Naercio Menezes-Filho and John Van Reenen 10. Trade Unions as Political Actors Wolfgang Streeck and Anke Hassel 11. Unions and Unionism Around the World Jelle Visser 12. Recent Changes in the Industrial Relations Framework in the UK John T. Addison and W. Stanley Siebert 13. Europeanization of Collective Bargaining Dieter Sadowski, Oliver Ludewig and Florian Turk 14. Contemporary Developments in and Challenges to Collective Bargaining in the United States John Delaney Index

Reviews

'The editors have successfully drawn together leading authorities and experts in the field to outline some key aspect within the modern international trade union movement... Each contribution is well-researched with clearly expressed arguments set in context to ensure the reader is able, not just to follow the lines of thought, but also to develop and pursue further inquiry... There is a strong international dimension that runs through a number of chapters. There is an excellent index and the references and endnotes are to a high standard. This book is essential for contextual reading in any major university and will be of particular relevance to those studying economics or the social sciences.' -- Ronan O'Beirne, Reference Reviews 'The chapters are of uniformly very high quality and, taken together, represent an authoritative and comprehensive assessment of the behavior and effects of trade unions, at least in the West. This truly state-of-the-art collection earns the moniker handbook , and deserves to be placed within close reach as a standard reference.' -- Richard P. Chaykowski, Industrial and Labor Relations Review 'This volume is the definitive word on the topic, and likely will remain so for some time. The editors have done a remarkable job of compiling a list of contributors that reads like a Who's Who on the topic, ensuring quality control and summarizing a daunting amount of material. Given the dramatic changes that have been occurring throughout the world with respect to trade unions, this is a timely and welcomed contribution.' -- Morley Gunderson, University of Toronto, Canada 'A fine collection, written by the world's leading experts in this important area. If you want to know about what has been happening at the frontier of recent research on unions, this is the book for you.' -- Andrew J. Oswald, University of Warwick, UK

Author Information

Edited by John T. Addison, Hugh C. Lane Professor of Economic Theory, University of South Carolina, Columbia, US and Professor of Economics, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK and Claus Schnabel, Professor of Economics, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

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