Reforming and rationalizing union structure: New directions and unanswered questions

The Future of Trade Unionism: International Perspectives on Emerging Union Structures

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 19-33

  Chaison, Gary N ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780429435652-2     Document Type: Chapter

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