The characteristics of the low paid: A cross-national comparison

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 503-524

  Dex, Shirley ^a   Robson, Paul ^b   Wilkinson, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033181367     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09500179922118051     Document Type: Article

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