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A Theory of Employment, Unemployment and Sickness

Christina Beatty Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK
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Stephen Fothergill Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK
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Rob Macmillan Department of Geography, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
Pages 617-630 | Published online: 18 Aug 2010

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