The minerals industry and employment in Western Australia: Assessing its impacts in federal electorates

Resources Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 77-89

  Clements, Kenneth W ^a   Johnson, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; MINERALS INDUSTRY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033776777     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4207(00)00018-0     Document Type: Article

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