Did arbitration make for dependent unionism? evidence from historical case studies

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 648-698

  Gahan, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1177/002218569603800407     Document Type: Article

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