Social exclusion and ethical responsibility: Solidarity with the least skilled

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 251-267

  Schokkaert, Erik ^a   Sweeney, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Job creation; Least skilled; Social exclusion; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033197412     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006215114206     Document Type: Article

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