Judging unions' future using a historical perspective: The public policy choice between competition and unionization

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 339-357

  Wachter, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037342406     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02701797     Document Type: Review

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