Abraham Jacob Walker
Biographic Data
| ID | 6751925 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abraham Jacob Walker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abraham Jacob |
| FAMILY NAME | Walker |
| SIGNATURE | WALKER A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 136 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Unionization at Volkswagen in Chattanooga: A Postmortem
Declining unionization rates in the private sector have long been a major object of research across the social sciences and among students of the labor movement. Nowhere is this issue felt more acutely than in core productive sectors of the American South, where employers have beaten back nearly every significant organizing effort. These problems are epitomized by the United Autoworkers Workers’ 2014 defeat at the hands of German automaker Volksw…
New Retail Capital and Neighborhood Change: Boutiques and Gentrification in New York City
Since the 1970s, certain types of upscale restaurants, cafés, and stores have emerged as highly visible signs of gentrification in cities all over the world. Taking Harlem and Williamsburg as field sites, we explore the role of these new stores and services (“boutiques”) as agents of change in New York City through data on changing composition of retail and services, interviews with new store owners, and discursive analysis of print media. Since …
New Retail Capital and Neighborhood Change: Boutiques and Gentrification in New York City
Since the 1970s, certain types of upscale restaurants, cafés, and stores have emerged as highly visible signs of gentrification in cities all over the world. Taking Harlem and Williamsburg as field sites, we explore the role of these new stores and services (“boutiques”) as agents of change in New York City through data on changing composition of retail and services, interviews with new store owners, and discursive analysis of print media. Since …
Unionization at Volkswagen in Chattanooga: A Postmortem
Declining unionization rates in the private sector have long been a major object of research across the social sciences and among students of the labor movement. Nowhere is this issue felt more acutely than in core productive sectors of the American South, where employers have beaten back nearly every significant organizing effort. These problems are epitomized by the United Autoworkers Workers’ 2014 defeat at the hands of German automaker Volksw…
New Retail Capital and Neighborhood Change: Boutiques and Gentrification in New York City
Since the 1970s, certain types of upscale restaurants, cafés, and stores have emerged as highly visible signs of gentrification in cities all over the world. Taking Harlem and Williamsburg as field sites, we explore the role of these new stores and services (“boutiques”) as agents of change in New York City through data on changing composition of retail and services, interviews with new store owners, and discursive analysis of print media. Since …
Unionization at Volkswagen in Chattanooga: A Postmortem
Declining unionization rates in the private sector have long been a major object of research across the social sciences and among students of the labor movement. Nowhere is this issue felt more acutely than in core productive sectors of the American South, where employers have beaten back nearly every significant organizing effort. These problems are epitomized by the United Autoworkers Workers’ 2014 defeat at the hands of German automaker Volksw…
Economics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Capital (architecture (1 works) · Consumer Retail Behavior Studies (1 works) · Economic growth (1 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (1 works) · Ethnic group (1 works)