DUALISM IN THE LABOR MARKET: A PERSPECTIVE ON THE LEWIS MODEL AFTER HALF A CENTURY
Author:
- Gary S. FieldsGFGary S. Fields
- 25 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in The Manchester School
- Vol. 72 (6) , 724-735
Abstract
This paper asks how the Lewis model might be viewed from the perspective of economic science half a century later. Many of the core propositions remain intact, some might be amplified and a small number might be revised.Keywords
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