3. Orbits of Coercive Comparison -- Equalizing tendencies under collective wage determination -- Orbits of coercive comparison -- Labor market competition -- Product-market competition -- Centralized bargaining within the union -- Common ownership of establishments -- Participation by the government -- Rival union leadership -- B. Rigidities in the Wage Structure: Recent Formulations -- 1. Pattern Bargaining, Wage Determination, and Inflation: Some Preliminary Observations on the 1976-78 Wage Round -- The national master freight agreement -- The URW and the tire and rubber industry -- The UAW and the auto, agricultural implement, and aerospace industries -- The USW and the basic steel, aluminum, and metal container industries -- The CWA and the Bell System -- Other settlements -- A wage pattern? -- Interpretation and implications -- Type of pattern bargaining or spillover effects -- 2. Fragments of a "Sociological" Theory of Wages -- "Sociological" forces -- Institutionalization -- Economic considerations -- Labor market strata -- Conclusion -- 3. Pricing Rules -- PART THREE: Labor Market Structure -- 1. Why the U.S. Unemployment Rate Is So High -- Overplayed theories -- Unemployment benefits -- Job security and job continuity -- International differences -- 2. Marginal Workers in Industrial Society -- The double origin of the low-skill jobs -- Why do workers put up with unskilled work? -- The peasant worker's attitude -- Coming to grips with industrial society -- Starting from the bottom -- Ghetto workers -- Conclusion -- 3. The Structure of the Labor Market for Young Men -- The school-to-work transition -- Labor market entry: secondary jobs -- Labor market entry: primary firms -- Patterns of labor market adjustment -- Problems of black tennagers -- 4. Wage Determination in Low-Wage Labor Markets and the Role of Minimum-Wage Legislation