Employment protection legislation and the growth of the service sector in the European Union

Economic Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 46-52

  Zientara, Piotr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; LABOR POLICY; LEGISLATION; SERVICE SECTOR; TRADE UNION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FRANCE; GERMANY; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845491282     PISSN: 02650665     EISSN: 14680270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2006.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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