Why fewer workers join unions in Europe: A social custom explanation of membership trends

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 403-430

  Visser, Jelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0036025520     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00241     Document Type: Review

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