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9780765612878

The Institutionalist Tradition in Labor Economics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780765612878

  • ISBN10:

    0765612879

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2004-08-31
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Table of Contents

Figures and Tables
Introduction
The Institutionalist Tradition in Labor Economics
Historical and Theoretical Perspectives
The Institutional and Neoclassical Schools in Labor Economics
Labor and the Menace of Competition
John R. Commons and His Students: The View from the End of the Twentieth Century
Wages in the Public Interest: Insights from
U.S. Labor Reexamined, 1880-1930: Success, Ideology, and Reversal
Institutionalist Thought on Labor Since World War II
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Institutionalist Theories of Wage Rates and Wage Differentials
The Significance of Segmentation for Institutional Theory and Public Policy
Dead Metaphors and Living Wages: On the Role of Measurement and Logic in Economic Debates
How Is Labor Distinct from Broccoli? Some Unique Characteristics of Labor and Their Importance for Economic Analysis and Policy
An Institutionalist Approach to Work Time: Is Labor Truly Irksome?
Institutional Analysis of Current Labor Issues
Wage Discrimination in Context: Enlarging the Field of View
Nonstandard Labor Through an Institutionalist Lens: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same
The Institution of Unauthorized Residency Status, Neighborhood Context, and Mexican Immigrant Earnings in Los Angeles County
Retirement: Evolving Concepts and Institutions
Organizing the Service Sector: From "Labor" to "Stakeholder" Unionism
Social Justice
Full Employment and Social Justice
Regressive Norms, Progressive Possibilities, and Labor Justice
Wealth and Power: Ethical Implications of Executive Compensation Since the 1980s
Not Only Nike's Doing It: "Sweating" and the Contemporary Labor Market
Conclusion
Prospects for the Future of Institutionalist Labor Economics
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
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