Have unions turned the corner? New evidence on recent trends in union recognition in UK firms

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-190

  Blanden, Jo ^a   Machin, Stephen ^b   Van Reenen, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744509669     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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