pt. 1. Frameworks for analyzing labor markets. Models of the labor market ; Models of unions ; The changing face of industrial relations : decline of private sector unionism
pt. 2. Regulation of labor relations. Goals and instituational features of federal labor laws ; The law and economics of federal labor laws
pt. 3. Legal regulations of employment contracts. Mandating minimum terms ; Employment at will ; Topics in employment regulation : minimum wages and pensions
pt. 4. The future of labor and employment law. Looking abroad ; Reforming unions and labor law ; Models for an individualistic future
Appendix A. Union members in the United States, 1930-1979
Appendix B. Union membership density among U.S. wage and salary workers, 1973-97
Appendix C. Union density rates, 1900-1989, eighteen and twenty-four countries
Appendix D. Alternative unemployment indicators, ten countries, 1983-93
Appendix E. Indexes of hourly manufacturing compensation costs, 1975-94
Appendix F. Business sector productivity growth
Appendix G. Indexes of manufacturing price levels, labor productivity and unit labor costs, selected years, 1970-93.