Age Discrimination in the Labour Market and Policy Responses: The Situation in the United Kingdom

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 612-624

  Taylor, Philip ^a   Walker, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0142168498     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0440.00249     Document Type: Review

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