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New Labour, welfare reform and the reserve army of labour. / Grover, Chris G.
In: Capital and Class, No. 79, 03.2003, p. 17-23.

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Grover, Chris G. / New Labour, welfare reform and the reserve army of labour. In: Capital and Class. 2003 ; No. 79. pp. 17-23.

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