European integration and labour market cooperation: A comparative regional perspective

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-120

  Gitterman, Daniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative labour policy; Labour cooperation; Labour markets; Regional integration; Social dimension

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; LABOR MARKET; REGIONALIZATION; TRADE POLICY;

EUROPE;

EID: 0037904070     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928703013002001     Document Type: Article

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