Regulating the european labour market: Prospects and limitations of a reflexive governance approach

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 297-319

  Hobbs, Richard ^a   Njoya, Wanjiru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 20744439267     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00356.x     Document Type: Review

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