Public employment of less productive workers

lessons for the U. S. from the Dutch experience by Haveman, Robert H.

Publisher: Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin in Madison

Written in English

Published: 1977 Pages: 65 Downloads: 669

Subjects:

Manpower policy -- Netherlands.,
People with disabilities -- Employment -- Netherlands.

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 65.

The Physical Object
Statement	Robert H. Haveman.
Series	Discussion papers - Institute for Research on Poverty ; no. 395-77, Discussion papers (University of Wisconsin--Madison. Institute for Research on Poverty) -- 395.
Pagination	65 p. ;
Number of Pages	65
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL16600988M

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