Contents 
Acknowledgments 
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Introducton 
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Industrial Conflict: Fluctuations, Trends, 
and Consequences 
|. Industrial Conflict in Advanced Industrial Societies 
D 
On the Political Economy of Long-Run Trends in Strike 
Activity 
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Trade Union Power, Wage Inflation, and Labor 
Militancy: A Comparative Analysis 
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IT Politics and Economics in the United States 
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5 
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The Mass Public and Macroeconomic Performance: 
Dynamics of Public Opinion toward Unemployment 
and Inflation 
The Dynamics of Political Support for American 
Presidents among Occupational and Partisan Groups 
President Reagan's Mandate from the 1980 Elections: 
A Shift to the Right? 
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