Labour and the struggle over the future European model of capitalism: British and Swedish trade unions and their positions on EMU and European co-operation

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-104

  Bieler, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic and Monetary Union; Sweden; Trade unions; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLICY MAKING; TRADE UNION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37549070691     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2007.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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