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Biographical study of walter reuther, with particular reference to his role in the development of the trade union of motor vehicle industry workers in the USA and to his leadership activities in the American labour movement. Bibliography pp. 431 to 434. Biography reuther w.

"Concise, complete, nontechnical--the ideal introduction to an increasingly important topic In recent years, the use of statistical methods for categorical data has increased dramatically in a variety of areas and applications. This book provides an applied introduction to the most important methods for analyzing categorical data. It summarizes methods that have long played a prominent role, such as chi-squared tests, but places special emphasis on...

In this book, two distinguished economists draw attention to an important and disturbing new trend that has dramatically transformed our economy in the last two decades: the spread of "winner-take-all" markets, where more and more people compete for ever fewer and bigger prizes. Such markets, where tiny differences in performance translate into huge differences in reward, have long been the hallmark of the performing arts and professional sports,...

Study of the working conditions of rural workers in the USA, with particular reference to the historical aspects of the exploitation of migrant workers in california - covers land ownership, the management of farms, land settlement, trade unionism, political problems, strikes, the employment of Mexicans and other minority groups, social implications, social change, etc. Bibliography pp. 327 to 334.

The din and deadlock of public life in America - where insults are traded, slogans proclaimed, and self-serving deals are made and unmade - reveal the deep disagreement that pervades our democracy. The disagreement is not only political but also moral, as citizens and their representatives increasingly take extreme and intransigent positions. A better kind of public discussion is needed, and Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson provide an eloquent argument...

Discusses the development of economic theories of unemployment in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Focuses, in particular, on the technological unemployment debate of the 1930s and the structural unemployment debate of the 1960s. Looks at how economics works as a social science.

Historical account of the activities of the united mine workers of america, the trade union representing coal miners in the USA from 1840 to 1973 - covers the growth of umw membership, strike and unofficial strike activities, collective bargaining issues, union leadership, internal conflict, legal aspects, political aspects, occupational disease and occupational accidents resulting from a lack of occupational safety, etc. Bibliography pp. 297 to 301....