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John R. Commons (1862-1945) was an American institutional economist, labor historian and Georgist. He developed the theory of collective action and drafted legislation on social issues in Wisconsin.
John R. Commons (born October 13, 1862, Hollandsburg, Ohio, U.S.—died May 11, 1945, Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was an American economist who became the foremost authority on U.S. labour in the first third of the 20th century.
An influential economist, reformer and labor historian, John R. Commons drafted innovative social welfare, labor and economic legislation that made Wisconsin a national model for reform.
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John R. Commons (1862 — 1945) was a professor of economics and political science at the University of Wisconsin. He advocated for trade unionism, collective bargaining and social legislation that laid the foundation for Social Security in the 20th century.
John Rogers Commons (October 13, 1862 – May 11, 1945) was an American political economist, sociologist, and historian, one of the pioneers of the school of institutional economics and the foremost authority on the history of U.S. labor.
The purpose of this essay is to evaluate the attempts of John Rogers Commons (1862-1945) to provide the "old" tradition of American institutional economics with a systematic theoretical foundation.'
Jan 1, 2001 · Abstract. This article presents a review of the book &The Economics of Collective Action,& by John R. Commons.