The incompatibility of decentralized bargaining and equal employment opportunity in Australia

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 361-381

  Strachan, Glenda ^a   Burgess, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 0034335464     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00169     Document Type: Article

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