What can we learn about the decline in U.S. union membership from international data?
"This paper is composed of two parts. First, using international data, I corroborate that union density in the U.S. declined because of asymmetric growth between the union and nonunion sectors. I show union density to increase in countries experiencing strong manufacturing growth, and to declin...
Main Author: | Polachek, Solomon W. |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Bonn
2003
IZA |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19126911124919441939-What-can-we-learn-about-the-de.htm |
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