The political economy of new labour: The failure of a success story?

New Political Economy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 421-432

  Krieger, Joel ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

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LABOR; POLITICAL ECONOMY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34548406601     PISSN: 13563467     EISSN: 14699923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563460701485664     Document Type: Review

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