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IMPACT OF COMMUNIST PARTIES ON THE INDIVIDUAL DECISION TO JOIN A TRADE UNION: EVIDENCE FROM INDIA.
- Source :
- Developing Economies; Dec2010, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p496-528, 33p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This paper analyzes the impact on individual decisions to unionize of several factors: the reach of communist parties, the degree of political activism, personal attributes of workers, and industrial characteristics. The workers examined are Indian nonagricultural regular workers, using micro-data from the 2004-5 Employment and Unemployment Survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation, linked to state-level factors. A notable result is that the reach of communist parties has considerable effect on unionization probability. Moreover, it seems that the mere existence of communist parties in a state also facilitates unionization to some extent. State-level political activism and unemployment rate also influence the individual decision to join a union. The paper concludes also that a worker's gender, marital status, ethnic background, employment status, experience, occupation, sector of employment, establishment size, and type of industry remain important in the determination of union membership. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00121533
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Developing Economies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 55274511
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1049.2010.00117.x