Public service employment and the public-private wage differential in British regions

Regional Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 229-240

  Henley, Andrew ^a   Thomas, Dennis ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; PUBLIC SERVICE; WAGE DETERMINATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035009148     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713693809     Document Type: Article

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