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What Do Australian Unions Do?

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  • PAUL MILLER
  • CHARLES MULVEY

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  • Paul Miller & Charles Mulvey, 1993. "What Do Australian Unions Do?," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 69(3), pages 315-342, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecorec:v:69:y:1993:i:3:p:315-342
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.1993.tb02111.x
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