Wages in the public interest: Insights from Thorstein Veblen and J.M. Clark

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 877-891

  Champlin, Dell P ^a   Knoedler, Janet T ^b  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036921893     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2002.11506527     Document Type: Review

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