The effect of the national minimum wage on the UK small business sector: A geographical analysis

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-116

  Mason, Colin M ^a   Carter, Sara ^b   Tagg, Stephen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MINIMUM WAGE; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

EID: 33644655698     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0541     Document Type: Article

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