Labour market policy and inequality in the UK

Industrial and Labour Market Policy and Performance: Issues and Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 83-108

  Thornley, Carole ^a,b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b British Universities Industrial Relations Association   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84909060106     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203986721     Document Type: Chapter

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