Partnership and the politics of trade union policy formation in the UK: The case of the manufacturing, science and finance union

Unions in the 21st Century: An International Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 191-204

  Lucio, Miguel Martínez ^a   Stuart, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84997079399     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230524583     Document Type: Chapter

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