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Fallacies in Policy and Strategies of Skills Training for the Informal Sector: Evidence from the Jua Kali sector in Kenya

Fred Simiyu Barasa
&
Eleanor S.M. Kaabwe
Pages 329-353 | Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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