The rise (and fall) of labour market programmes: Domestic vs. global factors

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 619-648

  Gaston, Noel ^a   Rajaguru, Gulasekaran ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 54749113169     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpn002     Document Type: Article

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