The social economics of work time: Introduction

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 411-424

  Figart, Deborah M ^a   Golden, Lonnie ^b  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000775429     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346769800000042     Document Type: Article

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