Publication Date

1-1-2003

DOI

10.17848/9780585469669

Abstract

Block, Roberts, and Clarke offer a method for comparing ten labor standards across political jurisdictions. They then apply this method to the United States and Canada, an exercise that allows them to settle the long-running dispute over whether or not Canada has higher standards than the U.S., and if so, to what degree.

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Labor Standards and Trade
  3. Definitions and Criteria
  4. Methods for Comparing Labor Standards
  5. The Results
  6. Summary and Conclusions

ISBN

9780880992367 (cloth) ; 9780880992350 (pbk.) ; 9780585469669 (ebook)

Subject Areas

LABOR MARKET ISSUES; Employment relationships; Unions and collective bargaining; Job security and unemployment dynamics; Wages, health insurance and other benefits; Minimum wage; UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS; Unemployment insurance; Benefits and duration; Workers compensation and disability; Occupational health and safety

Labor Standards in the United States and Canada

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Block, Richard N., Karen Roberts, and R. Oliver Clarke. 2003. Labor Standards in the United States and Canada. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. https://doi.org/10.17848/9780585469669

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