The career pathways of young adults in the former USSR

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 415-432

  Roberts, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Careers; Education; Labour markets; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750316719     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: 14699435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080600988681     Document Type: Review

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