Bilateral federalism and workforce development policy in Canada

Canadian Public Administration

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 249-270

  Wood, Donna ^a   Klassen, Thomas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 67949095947     PISSN: 00084840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-7121.2009.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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