The economics of the living wage

Australian Economic Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 194-203

  Harcourt, Tim ^a  

^a Australian Council of Trade Unions   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVING WAGE; MINIMUM WAGE; SOCIAL POLICY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031466359     PISSN: 00049018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.00018     Document Type: Review

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