European works councils and the problem of identity

Towards a European Labour Identity: The Case of the European Works Council

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 5-18

  Knudsen, Herman ^a   Whittall, Michael ^b,c   Huijgen, Fred ^d  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions   (Ireland)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84908979694     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203934067     Document Type: Chapter

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