Equity as a policy objective: The case of Northern Ireland

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1367-1379

  Finnegan, Marie ^a  

^a Northern Ireland Economic Council   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 71149093667     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068299810213972     Document Type: Review

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