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Devolving public employment services: Preliminary assessment of the Australian experiment

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  • Alfred M. DOCKERY & Thorsten STROMBACK, 2001. "Devolving public employment services: Preliminary assessment of the Australian experiment," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 140(4), pages 429-451, December.
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