An international study of trade union involvement in community organizing: Same model, different outcomes

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 460-483

  Holgate, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85027945186     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjir.12098     Document Type: Article

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