Europe: A labour surplus economy?

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 331-342

  Dearden, Stephen J H ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Europe; Labour market; Low pay; Training; Unemployment; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032350273     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437729810222002     Document Type: Review

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