The nascent European policy towards older workers: Can the European Union help the older worker?

Personnel Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 293-306

  McDonald, Frank ^a   Potton, Margaret ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031529266     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483489710172088     Document Type: Article

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