Retrospect and prospects for collective regulation in the Australian public service

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 630-645

  O'Brien, John ^a   O'Donnell, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collective bargaining; The state and industrial relations; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 50449106603     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185608094114     Document Type: Article

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