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September 01 2018
“JOB-KILLER” BILLS IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND LEAVE-POLICY AGENDAS BEFORE AND AFTER THE GREAT RECESSION*
Cassandra Engeman
Cassandra Engeman
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Mobilization: An International Quarterly (2018) 23 (3): 329–347.
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Cassandra Engeman; “JOB-KILLER” BILLS IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND LEAVE-POLICY AGENDAS BEFORE AND AFTER THE GREAT RECESSION. Mobilization: An International Quarterly 1 September 2018; 23 (3): 329–347. doi: https://doi.org/10.17813/1086-671X-23-3-329
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