Self-Employment: A Labor Market Perspective (Cornell Studies in Industrial and Labor Relations, No 24)
by Robert L. Aronson
ISBN: 087546176X
ISBN-13: 9780875461762
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Self-Employment: a Labor Market Perspective
Aronson, Robert L
New York: ILR Press, 1991. NEAR FINE trade paperback, shiny, appears unread, faint crease along top back edge, otherwise AS NEW. How to become self-employed, reference. BE707551. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". ( more information) Offered by BookCollector.net (United States)
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