Enforcing a national minimum wage: The British case

Policy Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-161

  Croucher, Richard ^a   White, Geoff ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 34248592992     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: 14701006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442870701309080     Document Type: Article

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