Annual review article 2005: Raising the standard? The regulation of employment, and public sector employment policy

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 351-372

  Bewley, Helen ^a  

^a POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744535511     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00504.x     Document Type: Review

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