4 edition of Labor costs and American democracy found in the catalog.
Labor costs and American democracy
Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
Published
1938
by Pub. under the University Extension Fund, Herbert L. Baker Foundation, Princeton University in [Princeton]
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Statement | by Professor Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker. |
Series | [Princeton University] Alumni lectures |
Classifications | |
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LC Classifications | HD4975 .W45 |
The Physical Object | |
Pagination | 16 p. |
Number of Pages | 16 |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL6379242M |
LC Control Number | 38034746 |
OCLC/WorldCa | 17883211 |
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