Wertheim Publications in Industrial Relations

Established in 1923 by the family of the late Jacob Wertheim “for the support of original research in the field of industrial cooperation.”

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29.Cover: Potentials of the American Economy: Selected Essays

Potentials of the American Economy: Selected Essays

Slichter, Sumner H.
Dunlop, John Thomas

101.Cover: Workers Councils: A Study of Workplace Organization on Both Sides of the Iron Curtain

Workers Councils: A Study of Workplace Organization on Both Sides of the Iron Curtain

Sturmthal, Adolf

102.Cover: The Italian Labor Movement

The Italian Labor Movement

Horowitz, Daniel L.

125.Cover: Presidential Seizure in Labor Disputes

Presidential Seizure in Labor Disputes

Blackman, John L.

126.Cover: Labor Politics American Style: The California State Federation of Labor

Labor Politics American Style: The California State Federation of Labor

Taft, Philip

State federations of labor have been the political arms of organized labor for more than 100 years and the California State Federation is one of the most interesting and representative examples. Philip Taft traces the activities, policies, and problem of the Federation from its beginnings in 1901 until the merger of the AFL-CIO in 1958. In the process, the author explores the reasons why organized labor in the United States did not commit itself to a third party.

127.Cover: Hospital Costs in Massachusetts: An Econometric Study

Hospital Costs in Massachusetts: An Econometric Study

Ingbar, Mary Lee
Taylor, Lester D.

The authors present an analysis of direct departmental expenses in 72 community hospitals in Massachusetts for the years 1958–59 and 1962–63. Their purpose is to offer new insights into the fundamental relation between the costs of medical care and the administrative structure of hospitals. The conclusions of their study indicate that the hospital industry could find more efficient ways of providing medical care through organizational changes and thus offset or at least moderate the pressures to increase costs.

137.Cover: Blue Collar Man: Patterns of Dual Allegiance in Industry

Blue Collar Man: Patterns of Dual Allegiance in Industry

Purcell, Theodore V.

139.Cover: The Politics of German Codetermination

The Politics of German Codetermination

Spiro, Herbert J.

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