From class to collective: The De-Americanization of class arbitration

Arbitration International

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 493-548

  Strong, S I ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84874854346     PISSN: 09570411     EISSN: 18758398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arbitration/26.4.493     Document Type: Article

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