Table of contents;
Preface.
Introduction: Labor Economics and the Political Economy of Labor.
Part I: Labor Demand and Supply:
1. Labor Supply.
2. Labor Demand.
3. Perfectly Competitive Labor Markets.
4. Imperfectly Competitive Labor Markets.
Part II: The Labor Exchange:
5. The Structure of Labor Exchange.
6. Strategic Labor Exchange.
7. Bargaining in Labor Exchange.
8. Imperfect Contracting in Labor Exchange.
Part III: The Employment Relationship:
9. The Nature of the Employment Relationship.
10. Employee Compensation and Incentive Provision.
11. Employment Continuity and Internal Labor Markets.
12. Employee Representation in the Workplace. Part IV: Labor Market Divisions:
13. Wages and Working Conditions. 14. Education and Ability. 15. Employee Characteristics and Discrimination.
16. Employer Characteristics and Market Segmentation.
Part V: Labor in the Market System:
17. Earnings Inequality.
18. Unemployment.
19. Labor Market Dynamics.
Index