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The Limits of Enterprise Unionism: Prospects for Continuing Union Decline in Japan

1995; Wiley; Volume: 33; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-8543.1995.tb00448.x

1467-8543

Tsuyoshi Tsuru, James B. Rebitzer,

Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism

British Journal of Industrial RelationsVolume 33, Issue 3 p. 459-492 The Limits of Enterprise Unionism: Prospects for Continuing Union Decline in Japan Tsuyoshi Tsuru, Tsuyoshi Tsuru Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySearch for more papers by this authorJames B. Rebitzer, James B. Rebitzer Tsuyoshi Tsuru is at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.Search for more papers by this author Tsuyoshi Tsuru, Tsuyoshi Tsuru Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySearch for more papers by this authorJames B. Rebitzer, James B. 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