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Acocella, N., Leoni, R. (2007). Introduction. In: Acocella, N., Leoni, R. (eds) Social Pacts, Employment and Growth. AIEL Series in Labour Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1923-6_1
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