Railroad deregulation: Pricing reforms, shipper responses, and the effects on labor

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-91

  Macdonald, James M ^a   Cavalluzzo, Linda C ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Center for Naval Analyses

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EID: 0004370576     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979399605000105     Document Type: Article

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