Beyond the chains that bind: The political crisis of unions in Western Europe

Labor History

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-305

  Taylor, Graham ^a   Mathers, Andrew ^a   Upchurch, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052548299     PISSN: 0023656X     EISSN: 14699702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0023656X.2011.600541     Document Type: Article

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