Government oversight, union democracy, and labor racketeering: Lessons from the teamsters experience

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-365

  Belzer, Michael H ^a   Hurd, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0033448761     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-999-1004-z     Document Type: Article

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