'It would be hard to find a more thorough review and assessment of the literature on trade unions within economics … very useful, the analysis is excellent.' British Universities Industrial Relations Association Newsletter

• List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The development of the union movements of Britain and the United States; 3. The orthodox theoretical framework: an overview; 4. Trade union objectives and the monopoly union model; 5. Bargaining models of the trade union; 6. Empirical estimates of the union wage differential; 7. The impact of trade unions on productivity, investment, profitability, employment and hours; 8. Unions and the macroeconomy; 9. Conclusion; References; Index.

'It would be hard to find a more thorough review and assessment of the literature on trade unions within economics … very useful, the analysis is excellent.' British Universities Industrial Relations Association Newsletter

• List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The development of the union movements of Britain and the United States; 3. The orthodox theoretical framework: an overview; 4. Trade union objectives and the monopoly union model; 5. Bargaining models of the trade union; 6. Empirical estimates of the union wage differential; 7. The impact of trade unions on productivity, investment, profitability, employment and hours; 8. Unions and the macroeconomy; 9. Conclusion; References; Index.