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The Impact of Industrial Relations Legislation on British Union Density

1990; Wiley; Volume: 28; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-8543.1990.tb00360.x

1467-8543

Richard B. Freeman, Jeffrey Pelletier,

Political and Economic history of UK and US

British Journal of Industrial RelationsVolume 28, Issue 2 p. 141-164 The Impact of Industrial Relations Legislation on British Union Density Richard Freeman, Richard Freeman Harvard University and the National Bureau of Economic ResearchSearch for more papers by this authorJeffrey Pelletier, Jeffrey Pelletier United Food and Commercial WorkersSearch for more papers by this author Richard Freeman, Richard Freeman Harvard University and the National Bureau of Economic ResearchSearch for more papers by this authorJeffrey Pelletier, Jeffrey Pelletier United Food and Commercial WorkersSearch for more papers by this author First published: July 1990 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.1990.tb00360.xCitations: 98 AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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