Is the fair labor standards act fair to welfare recipients?

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 245-262

  Finegold, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0040633737     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-998-1014-2     Document Type: Article

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