Trade union responses to white collar off-shoring

Economic and Labour Relations Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-78

  Penfold, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 68549112864     PISSN: 10353046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/103530460701800104     Document Type: Article

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