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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > legal subjects > economics of labor law
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > legal subjects > economics of labor law

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economics of labor law  

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  • Historically, nations have pursued a variety of purposes in regulating unions and collective bargaining. These purposes include increasing efficiency and promoting economic growth; promoting equity in bargaining power between management and labor; redistributing wealth from employers to employees; promoting the workers' collective voice, industrial democracy, and pluralistic national democracy; and minimizing industrial strife in the conduct of collective bargaining. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Labor Law, Economics Of]

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