From the Webbs to the Web
the contribution of the Internet to reviving union fortunes
Edición de la obra From the Webbs to the Web
| Autor | Richard B. Freeman |
|---|---|
| Editorial | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| Fecha de publicación | 2005 |
| Lugar | Cambridge, MA |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Formato | Electronic resource |
| LCCN | 2005617869 |
| Serie | NBER working paper series ; · working paper 11298 · Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ; |
| Número de Cutter | F855f |
"This paper shows that in the 2000s unions in the UK and US made innovative use of the Internet to deliver union services and move toward open source unions better suited for the modern world than traditional union structures. In contrast to analysts who see unions as being on an inexorable path of decline, I argue that these innovations are changing unions from institutions of the Webbs to institutions of the Web, which will improve their effectiveness and revive their role as the key worker organization in capitalism"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.