Dimensions of internationalism and the politics of the labour movement: Understanding the political and organisational aspects of labour networking and co-ordination

Employee Relations

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 538-556

  Lucio, Miguel Martínez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Globalization; Industrial relations; Managerialism; Networking; Politics; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049505949     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425451011083618     Document Type: Article

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