Trade unions in China: In search of a new role in the 'harmonious society'

Trade Unions in Asia: An Economic and Sociological Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 140-156

  Warner, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84908959096     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203926499     Document Type: Chapter

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