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Dickens, R., Manning, A. (2003). Minimum Wage, Minimum Impact. In: Dickens, R., Gregg, P., Wadsworth, J. (eds) The Labour Market Under New Labour. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230598454_14

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