The endogeneity of legal regulation: Grievance procedures as rational myth

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 406-454

  Edelman, Lauren B ^a   Uggen, Christopher ^a   Erlanger, Howard S ^a  

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EID: 0033196055     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/210316     Document Type: Article

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