democracy;
John R.Commons;
power;
public choice;
unions;
D O I:
10.1080/00213624.2018.1469888
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 ;
摘要:
In this article, I assess Commons's warning that union suppression endangers democracy. I do so by considering evidence from four viewpoints: (i) Commons's view, (ii) the free market view, (iii) the power resource view, and (iv) the comparative sociology view. I expand on Commons's insights with the question: What is democracy? My conclusion points to the reasonableness of his warning.