Strikes and Political Activism of Trade Unions: Theory and Application to Bangladesh

B-Tier
Journal: Public Choice
Year: 2004
Volume: 119
Issue: 3_4
Pages: 311-334

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The behavior of Bangladeshi trade unions is characterized by political activism and momentous strikes, called hartals there, have played a crucial part in most political changes in this country. We offer a theoretical framework for discussing this fact, and we test empirically its main prediction by bringing out the political cycle that characterizes the occurrence of strikes in Bangladesh.

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RePEc Handle
repec:kap:pubcho:v:119:y:2004:i:3_4:p:311-334
Journal Field
Public
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24