Industry wage differentials and the bargaining regime in a corporatist country

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-366+491

  Rycx, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Pay bargaining; Pay differentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242391179     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720310485898     Document Type: Conference Paper

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