Employability and enterprise: Evidence from the North East

Urban Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 271-283

  Hartshorn, Christina ^a,b   Sear, Leigh ^c,d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b South East of England Devmt Agency ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Wood Holmes Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; TELECOMMUNICATION; TRAINING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 13444283518     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098042000316146     Document Type: Article

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