Labour market flexibility: An empirical inquiry into neoliberal propositions

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 44, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 45-52

  Guha, Atulan ^a  

^a Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID)   (India)

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