Water Privatization and the Prospects for Trade Union Revitalization in the Public Sector: Case Studies from Bolivia and Peru

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  • Susan Spronk

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https://doi.org/10.25071/1705-1436.68

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Spronk, S. (2009). Water Privatization and the Prospects for Trade Union Revitalization in the Public Sector: Case Studies from Bolivia and Peru. Just Labour, 14. https://doi.org/10.25071/1705-1436.68

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