PRODUCTIVITY AND INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: A NOTE ON THE COLE ROYAL COMMISSION

Economic Papers

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 284-294

  Perry, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cole Royal Commission; Industrial disputes; Productivity; Strikes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930491876     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2006.tb00401.x     Document Type: Article

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