Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Labor in Industrial society -- I. The labor force -- 2. The labor force : quantity -- 3. The labor force : quality -- 4. The labor force : deployment -- II. The labor market -- 5. Simple labor market models -- 6. Labor markets in operation -- 7. Labor market policy : information and training -- 8. Labor market policy : Discrimination -- III. Wages and incomes -- 9. Wages at the company level -- 10. Money wages, prices, and employment -- 11. Real wages and labor's income share -- 12. Differences in wages -- 13. Inequality, poverty, and public policy -- IV. Trade Unions Institutions -- 14. Industrial relations systems : a comparative view -- 15. The evolution of American Unionism -- 16. The Government of trade unions -- V. Collective bargaining -- 17. Collective bargaining : Union and management approaches -- 18. Collective bargaining procedures -- 19. Bargaining power, deadlocks, and strikes -- VI. The impact of the union -- 20. Job tenure and job security -- 21. Work schedules, work speeds, and production methods -- 22. The impact of wage structure -- 23. The balance sheet of trade unionism -- VII. The framework of public control -- 24. Public policy : development and administration -- 25. Rights and responsibilities -- 26. The use of economic weapons -- 27. Bargaining in the public sector -- Index