Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining in the Japanese Public Service
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining in the Japanese Public Service
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日本公共服务中的劳资关系和集体谈判
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10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3509-1
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2017
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AKiko Izumo
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薬師寺克行;出岡直也;野田遊;薬師寺克行;出雲明子;野田遊;越智敏夫;薬師寺克行;石田淳;Yu Noda;川田 稔;出雲明子;川田稔;岡野八代;薬師寺克行;Yu Noda;出雲明子;岡野八代;野田遊;薬師寺克行;野田遊;岡野八代;AKiko Izumo
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