Collective bargaining and the public interest : a welfare economics assessment / David M. Winch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winch, David M., 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective bargaining--Canada.

Collective bargaining.

Labor unions--Canada.

Labor unions.

Physical Description:

viii, 184 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Collective Bargaining and the Public Interest presents a critical assessment of the way society marshals and deploys its labour force. David Winch's analysis is based on the economic theory of how markets work and the criteria of welfare economics by which they can be evaluated. Using neoclassical economic theory to analyse the welfare economics of collective bargaining, Winch examines where and to what extent legitimate third-party inter-ests are involved when labour unions and firms come together to negotiate collective agreements. Winch also makes important recommendations for public policy. He concludes that while unions and collective bargaining serve society well, the process of dispute resolution by conflict, or strike, does not. He proposes that arbitration be employed instead of strike or lock-out as a last resort mechanism of dispute resolution.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Human Labour, Human Beings, and Economics

The Theory of the Labour Market

Collective Bargaining

The Public Interest

The Public Sector

The Better Alternative

Conclusions and Recommendations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85132-2

9786612851322

0-7735-6198-6

OCLC:

1380734345