Globalizing quiescence: Globalization, union density and strikes in 15 industrialized countries

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 289-314

  Piazza, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Investment; Strikes; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 17644370402     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X05051518     Document Type: Article

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