The efficient mechanism for downsizing the public sector

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-88

  Jeon, Doh Shin ^a   Laffont, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNSCALING; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 0032839307     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/13.1.67     Document Type: Article

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