Employment, restructuring, and gender: The case of San José, Costa Rica

Studies in Comparative International Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 85-122

  Tardanico, Richard ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIVISION OF LABOUR; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT DETERMINANTS; GENDER ANALYSIS; GENDER DIVISION; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; LABOUR MARKET; LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS; MARKET RESTRUCTURING;

COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE;

EID: 0030318767     PISSN: 00393606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02738990     Document Type: Article

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