Trade unions and political participation in the European Union: Still providing a democratic dividend?

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-126

  D'Art, Daryl ^a   Turner, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

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EID: 33847166222     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2007.00604.x     Document Type: Review

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