How do unionists vote? Estimating the causal impact of union membership on voting behaviour from 1966 to 2004

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 537-552

  Leigh, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33751190054     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361140600959767     Document Type: Review

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