Unions and welfare reform: Labor's stake in the ongoing struggle over the welfare state

Labor Studies Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 65-83

  Simmons, Louise ^a  

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EID: 33845641108     PISSN: 0160449X     EISSN: 15389758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160449X0202700207     Document Type: Review

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