Labour regulation and enterprise strategies in the South African clothing industry

Regional Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 387-399

  Altman, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clothing industry; Clothing technology; Flexibility; Industrial change; Labour market; Regulation; South african industry; South african labour policy; Uneven development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003173551     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409612331349728     Document Type: Article

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