Strength in networks: Employment rights organizations and the problem of co-ordination

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 605-628

  Heckscher, Charles ^a   Carré, Franćoise ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 33751077041     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00516.x     Document Type: Review

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