Evolving strategies of labor-community coalition-building

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 107-119

  Dobbie, David ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalitions; Community organizations; Labor unions; Urban social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449978201     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705420902856233     Document Type: Article

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