Getting paid: Wage arrears and stratification in Russia

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1816-1870

  Gerber, Theodore P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 33746400583     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499511     Document Type: Article

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