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Workers’ security across the lifecycle: bargaining, skills, and social services

The Ghent system of social insurance: a model for Australia?

Russell D. LansburyWork and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney Business School, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 312-319 | Received 07 Oct 2020, Accepted 01 Jul 2021, Published online: 12 Jul 2021

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