Growth stocks and lemons: Diplomas in the english market-place 1976–1996

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-49

  Wolf, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85066211133     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0969594970040103     Document Type: Article

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