Willman, Paul and Bryson, Alex
(2006)
Accounting for collective action: resource acquisition and mobilization in British unions.
CEPDP,
768.
Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
ISBN 075301985X
Abstract
The paper uses two data sources to map trends in resource availability for trade unions in Britain. Union resources exist on the one hand in the form of subscription income and accumulated assets shown in union accounts and, on the other, establishment level resources provided by employers and union members. The paper documents a substantial decline in both forms of resource across the period 1990 -2004 and attempts to explain both the reasons for this decline and its consequences for employee representation in Britain.
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Monograph
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| Official URL: |
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| Additional Information: |
© 2006 the authors |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Union membership |
| Library of Congress subject classification: |
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Journal of Economic Literature Classification System: |
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining > J51 - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc. J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining > J50 - General |
| Sets: |
Collections > Economists Online Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) |
| Rights: |
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| Identification Number: |
768 |
| URL: |
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/19772/ |
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