The meaning of work. Some arguments for the importance of culture within formulations of work in Europe

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-214

  Gregson, Nicky ^a   Simonsen, Kirsten ^b,d   Vaiou, Dina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d University of Sheffield ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; LABOR MARKET; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EUROPE;

EID: 0032858255     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096977649900600302     Document Type: Article

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