Labor Unions and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from New Data

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 435-449

  Flavin, Patrick ^a   Pacek, Alexander C ^b   Radcliff, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratic; Happiness; Industrial; Labor union; Life satisfaction

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; LABOR RELATIONS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POLITICAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 77955851219     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9549-z     Document Type: Article

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