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European Labour Markets

Precariousness in Norway and Sweden: a comparative register-based study of longstanding precarious attachment to the labour market 1996–2015

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Pages 379-402 | Received 24 Mar 2020, Accepted 23 Jan 2021, Published online: 11 Feb 2021

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