Nine years of new labour: Neoliberalism and workers rights

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 401-420

  Smith, Paul ^a   Morton, Gary ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b 7 New Square Chambers ^*

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EID: 33747162730     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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