Globalisation and the rise in labour market inequalities

Economic Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 450, 1998, Pages 1463-1482

  Wood, Adrian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBALISATION; INCOME INEQUALITY; LABOUR MARKET; MARKET CONDITIONS; SKILLED LABOUR; UNEMPLOYMENT; WAGE GAP;

EID: 0031742260     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00354     Document Type: Article

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