Heroic Defeats is a comparative investigation of how unions and firms interact when economic circumstances require substantial job loss. Using simple game theory to generate testable propositions about when these situations will result in industrial conflict, Professor Golden illustrates the theory in a range of situations between 1950 and 1985 in Japan, Italy, and Britain. Additionally, the author shows how the theory explains why strikes over job loss almost never occur in postwar unionised firms in the United States. With its blend of rational choice and comparative politics, Heroic Defeats is the first systematic attempt to account for industrial conflict or its absence in situations of mass job loss. This book should be of interest to political scientists, sociologists, economists, and students of labour and industrial relations, as well as specialists in European and Japanese history.

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



Book Information
ISBN 9780521484329
Author Miriam A. Golden
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 200g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 18mm