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May 1989, Vol. 112, No. 5

John R. Commons: pioneer of labor economics

Jack Barbash
Professor emeritus of economics and industrial relations at the University of Wisconsin and visiting professor at the University of California at Davis


Teacher, author, theorist, and observer, this progressive social scientist and his followers influenced a broad range of labor relation in the first half of the 20th century.

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