“The Changing Role of Unions”: A Review Essay

In a review essay, the writer discusses The Changing Role of Unions: New Forms of Representation, edited by Phanindra V. Wunnava. This book, which consists of papers presented at the 2002 Annual Conference on Economic Issues, is typical of the genre in that it contains estimates of lost membership...

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Publicado en:Journal of Labor Research Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 423 - 435
Autor principal: Chaison, Gary
Formato: Book Review
Publicado: Springer Science & Business Media B.V. Summer 2006
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