Union Membership and the Erosion of the Ghent System: Lessons from Finland
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- Petri Böckerman & Roope Uusitalo, 2005. "Union membership and the erosion of the Ghent system: Lessons from Finland," Labor and Demography 0508008, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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