Ellen Dannin wrote:

> I'd like to suggest again that you not ignore the law and its impact
> here. David Montgomery's book, Citizen Worker, reviews how the law was
> enforced by the courts to weaken any rights workers had to act
> collectively. At the same time the corporate form was being given the
> rights of persons under the constitution and thus strengthened.

You are absolutely correct here.  I continue to be struck by how
decisive a few institutional changes can be in affecting economic
outcomes.  [that was a wierd sentence I just wrote].

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

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