Union organization in Great Britain

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-115

  Willman, Paul ^a   Bryson, Alex ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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