Did outsourcing to low-wage countries hurt less-skilled workers in the UK?

Global Trade and European Workers

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 147-166

  Anderton, Bob ^a   Brenton, Paul ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre of European Policy Studies (CEPS)   (Belgium)

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EID: 85006761867     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-27035-4     Document Type: Chapter

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