Unions, government employment, and the political economy of income distribution in metropolitan areas

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Volscho, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Government; Income inequality; Neoliberalism; Unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846833508     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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