The viscious circle of competitive unemployment

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 19, Issue , 1999, Pages 1-26

  Blackburn, Robert M ^a  

^a CLARE COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs; Economy; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993029981     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443339910788640     Document Type: Article

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