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The Effect of Trade Unions on the Provision of Training: Australian Evidence

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  • Robert Drago
  • Judith Sloan
  • Mark Wooden

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  • Sean Kennedy & Robert Drago & Judith Sloan & Mark Wooden, 1994. "The Effect of Trade Unions on the Provision of Training: Australian Evidence," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 32(4), pages 565-580, December.
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    9. McIntosh, Steven, 1999. "A cross-country comparison of the determinants of vocational training," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 20213, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    13. Jason Heyes & Helen Rainbird, 2011. "Bargaining for Training: Converging or Diverging Interests?," Chapters, in: Susan Hayter (ed.), The Role of Collective Bargaining in the Global Economy, chapter 4, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    14. Kim Hoque & Nicolas Bacon, 2008. "Trade Unions, Union Learning Representatives and Employer‐Provided Training in Britain," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 46(4), pages 702-731, December.

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