Contractual (In)Security, Labour Regulation and Competitive Performance in the Port Transport Industry: A Contextualized Comparison of Britain and Spain

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-294

  Saundry, Richard ^a   Turnbull, Peter ^a  

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EID: 0033431526     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00127     Document Type: Review

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