Pics, Tecs and Lecs: Lessons to be Learnt from the Differences between the USA Private Industry Councils and Britain's Training and Enterprise Councils

British Journal of Education & Work

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 63-85

  Bennett, Robert J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84972809426     PISSN: 02690004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269000940070304     Document Type: Article

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