Subcontracting the accountant! Professional labour markets, migration, and organisational networks in the global accountancy industry

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 303-326

  Beaverstock, J V ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTANCY INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOUR MARKET; ORGANISATIONAL NETWORK; SKILLED LABOUR;

EID: 0029749446     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a280303     Document Type: Article

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