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The Political Economy of Wages and Unemployment

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  • William Oliver Coleman

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In this tightly argued work William Coleman explores the macroeconomic implications of politically based restraints on competition in labour markets.

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  • William Oliver Coleman, 2010. "The Political Economy of Wages and Unemployment," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 13636.
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    1. William Coleman, 2012. "Popular Despotism: An Economist's Explanation," ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics 2012-575, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics.

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