Putting wage-earners into wage-earners' welfare states: The relationship between social policy and industrial relations in Australia and New Zealand

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-68

  Ramia, Gaby ^a   Wailes, Nick ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia and New Zealand; Social policy and industrial relations; Wage earners' welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845644657     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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