Who gets minimum wages?

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 554-579

  Richardson, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 0742286071     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002218569804000404     Document Type: Article

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