Discrimination, complexity, and the public/private sector question

Work and Occupations

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 435-475

  Byron, Reginald A ^a  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

competition; discrimination; formalization; public private sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649802402     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: 15528464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888410380152     Document Type: Article

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