From Rights to Interests: The Challenge of Industrial Relations in Vietnam

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 545-568

  Clarke, Simon ^a   Lee, Chang Hee ^b   Chi, do Quynh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b United Nations Environment Programme   (Thailand)

^c Ministry of Labour Invalids and Social Affairs   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

industrial relations; reform; trade unions; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990375315     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185607080321     Document Type: Article

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