Labor militancy in South Korea

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-230

  Yoon, Bong Joon ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Industrial policy and structure; Korean labor militancy; Strike

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL POLICY; LABOR RELATIONS; POPULAR PROTEST;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA; WORLD;

EID: 22744458570     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8381.2005.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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