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The Job Training Charade by Gordon Lafer. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2002, 320 pp., $32.50 cloth

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  • Marcus M. Stanley

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  • Marcus M. Stanley, 2003. "The Job Training Charade by Gordon Lafer. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2002, 320 pp., $32.50 cloth," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 22(4), pages 721-724.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jpamgt:v:22:y:2003:i:4:p:721-724
    DOI: 10.1002/pam.10171
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