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Original Articles

BEYOND ACTIVATION REFORMING EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN POST-INDUSTRIAL LABOUR MARKETS

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Pages 527-553 | Published online: 23 Nov 2006

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