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The technocratic barrier to wage policy: theoretical insights from the Chilean Concertación

Juan A. BogliacciniDepartment of Social Sciences, Universidad Católica Del Uruguay, Montevideo, UruguayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 831-854 | Received 23 Feb 2020, Accepted 10 Aug 2020, Published online: 06 Oct 2020

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