The evaluation of labour market policy: Notes on the state of the art

Evaluation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 409-434

  Schmid, Günther ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

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EID: 0006853157     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135638909700300403     Document Type: Article

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