Unions as Political Actors: A Recipe for Revitalization?

Varieties of Unionism: Strategies for Union Revitalization in a Globalizing Economy

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Hamann, Kerstin ^a   Kelly, John ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elections; Institutions; Lobbying; Mobilization; Political action; Union party links

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919599239     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199270149.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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