The decline in American trade union membership and the "Government Substitution" hypothesis: A review of the econometric literature

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-113

  Coombs, Christopher K ^a  

^a Armstrong State University   (United States)

Author keywords

"Government substitution" hypothesis; American trade union membership; Union services

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449088971     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-007-9031-0     Document Type: Article

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