ABSTRACT

This book provides a description of a number of institutional features of the U.S. labor market and prompts an analytical debate about the origins of the institutions it describes and their significance for the operation of the U.S. economic system.

chapter Chapter 1|9 pages

Introduction

part One|80 pages

The Theory of Internal Labor Markets

chapter Chapter 2|28 pages

The Origins of the Internal Labor Market

chapter Chapter 3|23 pages

The Allocative Structure of Internal Labor Markets

chapter Chapter 4|27 pages

Wage Determination Within the Internal Labor Market

part Two|118 pages

Manpower Analysis

chapter Chapter 5|26 pages

Manpower Adjustment and Labor Market Imbalances

chapter Chapter 6|14 pages

Technological Change and Adjustments in Job Content

chapter Chapter 7|30 pages

Racial Discrimination in Internal Labor Markets

chapter Chapter 9|20 pages

Summary and Conclusions