Labor unions and good governance: A cross-national, comparative analysis

American Sociological Review

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 585-609

  Lee, Cheol Sung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CIVIL SOCIETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LABOR; SOCIAL THEORY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

EID: 34548086460     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240707200405     Document Type: Article

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