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Do unions impede or accelerate structural adjustment? industrial versus company unions in an industrialising labour market

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Based on a 1988 survey of 2,682 manufacturing firms. Examines the impact of trade unionism on the labour market, comparing the effect of company unions and industrial unions.

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  • Standing, Guy., 1991. "Do unions impede or accelerate structural adjustment? industrial versus company unions in an industrialising labour market," ILO Working Papers 992807503402676, International Labour Organization.
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