British employment policy in the 1980s: Learning from the American experience

Governance

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-42

  Dolowitz, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031521533     PISSN: 09521895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0952-1895.271996027     Document Type: Article

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