A common neoliberal trajectory: The transformation of industrial relations in advanced capitalism

Politics and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 521-563

  Baccaro, Lucio ^a   Howell, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative political economy; Convergence; Industrial relations; Institutions; Neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 80555156763     PISSN: 00323292     EISSN: 15527514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032329211420082     Document Type: Article

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