Trade unions and employment relations in the context of public sector change: The public sector, “old welfare states” and the politics of managerialism

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-15

  Martínez Lucio, Miguel ^a  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industrial relations; Managerialism; Public sector organizations; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846704536     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550710722670     Document Type: Article

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