Public and private employment over the business cycle: A ratchet theory of government growth

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 613-628

  Bellante, Don ^a   Porter, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0040040435     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-998-1052-9     Document Type: Article

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