Labouring against neoliberalism: Unions and patterns of reform in Latin America

Journal of Latin American Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-88

  Madrid, Raúl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR POLICY; NEOLIBERALISM; PRIVATIZATION; REFORM PROCESS; TRADE UNION;

ARGENTINA; MEXICO;

EID: 0037295073     PISSN: 0022216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022216X0200665X     Document Type: Article

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