Heroic Defeats

The Politics of Job Loss

Miriam A. Golden (University of California, Los Angeles), Peter Lange, Robert H. Bates (Harvard University) , Ellen Comisso

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English

Cambridge University Press
05 May 1997

Political economy; Industrial arbitration & negotiation

Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics

Heroic Defeats is a comparative investigation of how unions and firms interact when economic circumstances require substantial job loss.

Using simple game theory to generate testable propositions about when these situations will result in industrial conflict,

Professor Golden illustrates the theory in a range of situations between 1950 and 1985 in Japan, Italy, and Britain. Additionally, the author shows how the theory explains why strikes over job loss almost never occur in postwar unionized firms in the United States.

By: Miriam A. Golden (University of California Los Angeles)
Series edited by: Peter Lange, Robert H. Bates (Harvard University), Ellen Comisso, Peter Hall
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780521484329
ISBN 10: 0521484324
Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 05 May 1997
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Heroic Defeats: The Politics of Job Loss

' … a well written and structured and closely argued book containing detailed analysis in a readable format. Furthermore, such excellent use of secondary analysis shows what can be done with such data and methodology. In short, this book contains useful and interesting information on important industries … I thoroughly recommend it be read, put in libraries and highlighted on students reading lists'. Labour History Reviews