Britain's training statistics: A cautionary tale

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-115

  Felstead, Alan ^c   Green, Francis ^a   Mayhew, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033096058     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09500179922117818     Document Type: Article

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