Conceptualising work in economics: Negating a disutility

Kyklos

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 280-294

  Spencer, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC THEORY; INCOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 84897990072     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: 14676435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/kykl.12054     Document Type: Article

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