Neoliberal convergence in North America and Western Europe: Fiscal austerity, privatization, and public sector reform

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 208-235

  Peters, John ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

inequality; Labor policy; labor unions; public administration; public welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860814689     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290.2011.552783     Document Type: Article

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