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Minimum Wages in Developing Countries : Helping or Hurting Workers?

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  • Rita K. Almeida

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  • Katherine Terrell & Rita K. Almeida, 2008. "Minimum Wages in Developing Countries : Helping or Hurting Workers?," World Bank Publications - Reports 11742, The World Bank Group.
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