This article is about the book. For the labor movement philosophy, see Union democracy.
Union Democracy
Authors
Seymour Martin Lipset
Martin Trow
James Samuel Coleman
Country
United States
Language
English
Publisher
Free Press
Publication date
1956
Pages
455
ISBN
978-0-02-919210-8
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