Ulrich Beck's Risk society at work: Labour and employment in the contract service industries

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 180-196

  Alien, John ^a,b   Henry, Nick ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BECK,U.; EMPLOYMENT RISK; EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE; JOB INSECURITY; LABOUR MARKET; SERVICE SECTOR; SOCIAL REGULATION; SOCIAL RISK; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; SUBCONTRACTING;

UK, ENGLAND, (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 0031453125     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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