Employers' organizations and concertation: Internal dynamics and institutional influence

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-264

  Vatta, Alessia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

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EID: 0033240823     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095968019953002     Document Type: Article

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