The importance of employment protection for skill development in coordinated market economies

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-159

  Harcourt, Mark ^a,c   Wood, Geoffrey ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment protection; Human capital development; Regulation theory; Skills; Varieties of capitalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250355239     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: 14617129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680107078247     Document Type: Article

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