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Contrasting paradigms: segmentation and competitiveness in the formation of the chinese labour market

Simon Appleton School of Economics, University of Nottingham, UK
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John Knight Department of Economics, University of Oxford, UK
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Lina Song School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, UK
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Qingjie Xia School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, UK
Pages 185-205 | Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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