What, if anything, can labor do to rejuvenate itself and improve worker well-being in an era of inequality and crisis-driven austerity?

Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 41-56

  Freeman, Richard B ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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CRISIS MANAGEMENT; LABOR; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 84880428214     PISSN: 14656493     EISSN: 14682516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pers.12003     Document Type: Article

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