The new great debate about unionism and collective bargaining in U.S. State and local governments

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 749-778

  Lewin, David ^a   Keefe, Jeffrey H ^b   Kochan, Thomas A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84871749490     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391206500401     Document Type: Review

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