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‘Cashless pay, deductions from wages, and the repeal of the Truck Acts in Great Britain, 1945-1986’

Christopher FrankDepartment of History, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 122-137 | Received 26 Jun 2019, Accepted 04 Aug 2019, Published online: 17 Aug 2019

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