The paradox of American unionism : why Americans like unions more than Canadians do, but join much less

Paradoxes, anomalies and hypotheses -- Union density in a cross-national context -- The evolution of trade unions in the United States and Canada: the emergence of "the gap" in union density -- Social democratic Canada/free market United States -- Attitudes and values: an inverted relationship -- Frustrated demand: more Americans want to join unions -- The contribution of states and provinces to the unionization gap -- Unions among professionals and other white-collar workers in the United States -- Unions among professionals and other white-collar workers in Canada -- Estimates of non-union employee representation: how different are the two countries? -- The effects of differing cultural and political legacies on unionization -- Appendix I. Union membership and union density estimates: methodology and comparability -- Appendix II. summary of the survey methodology