The hard and soft sides of union political money

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 297-327

  Masters, Marick F ^a   Jones, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0039256612     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-999-1002-1     Document Type: Article

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