The public-private job satisfaction differential in Italy

Labour

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 361-388

  Ghinetti, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SAFETY; SOCIAL SECURITY; SURVEY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249680140     PISSN: 11217081     EISSN: 14679914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2007.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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