Determinants of union membership: A review

Labour

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 265-301

  Riley, Nicola Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOUR; TRADE UNIONS;

EID: 0031392890     PISSN: 11217081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9914.00037     Document Type: Review

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