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Primary and Secondary Labour Markets

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The primary/secondary distinction involves an application of the concept of economic dualism to the labour markets of advanced capitalist economies.

This chapter was originally published in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, 2008. Edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume

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    Ryan, P. (2008). Primary and Secondary Labour Markets. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_1617-2

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