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New perspectives on career and identity in the contemporary world

Bill Law National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling, Sheraton House, Castle Park, Cambridge, CB3 OAX, UK
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Frans Meijers Meijers Onderzoek & Advies, Prinsenlaan 24, Nijmegen, 6542, TB, The Netherlands
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Gerard Wijers Instituut voor Beroepskeuze-en Loopbaanpsychologie, Veerstraat 29-c, Hilversum, 1211, HJ, The Netherlands
Pages 431-449 | Published online: 17 Jun 2010

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