Union power, policymaking, and unemployment in Western Europe, 1972-1993

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 732-751

  Compston, Hugh ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040517206     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414097030006004     Document Type: Article

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