Labour markets and employment practices in the age of flexibility: A case study of Silicon Valley

International Labour Review

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-48

  Carnoy, Martin ^a   Castells, Manuel ^b   Benner, Chris ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE; FLEXIBLE EMPLOYMENT; LABOUR MARKET;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SILICON VALLEY;

EID: 0030812727     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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