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

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' … 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

Table of Contents
1. The puzzle of union responses to workforce reductions; 2. Games analyzing job loss; 3. Job loss in the Italian and British automobile industries; 4. Triggers of industrial action; 5. Pit closures in the Japanese and British mining industries; 6. Seeking allies: how other actors affect interactions over job loss; 7. Conclusions.

Heroic Defeats

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    A Paperback by Miriam A. Golden

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 11/13/1996 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780521484329
      978-0521484329
      ISBN-10 0521484324
      Also in:
      Industrial relations, occupational health

      Description

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

      Trade Review
      ' … 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

      Table of Contents
      1. The puzzle of union responses to workforce reductions; 2. Games analyzing job loss; 3. Job loss in the Italian and British automobile industries; 4. Triggers of industrial action; 5. Pit closures in the Japanese and British mining industries; 6. Seeking allies: how other actors affect interactions over job loss; 7. Conclusions.

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