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Labour unions, public policy and economic growth /

Presents a new theoretical model of union bargaining. It challenges the prevailing view that collective bargaining has a negative impact on welfare and argues that given the existence of market failure, collective bargaining can enhance welfare. For scholars and students in labour economics, public...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Palokangas, Tapio
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Figures; Preface; Overview; 1 Basic concepts of game theory; 2 Collective bargaining without investment; 3 The use of corrective taxes and subsidies; 4 Taxation and production efficiency; 5 Credibility in collective bargaining; 6 Monopoly unions and sluggish investment; 7 Ordinary wages versus profit-sharing; 8 Unions and economic growth; 9 Unions and international specialization; References; Index.