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September 2004

Declining union density in Mexico, 1984-2000

David Fairris, Edward Levine

Since the mid-1980s, Mexico has witnessed a significant decline in unionization; changing industry, occupation, and demographic worker characteristics account for only about one-fourth of the decline, while structural and institutional changes account for three-fourths.

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