Dualism in the labor market: A perspective on the Lewis model after half A century

Manchester School

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 724-735

  Fields, Gary S ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 10844233844     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2004.00432.x     Document Type: Review

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