Counting the invisible workforce: The case of homebased workers

World Development

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 603-610

  Chen, Martha ^a   Sebstad, Jennefer ^a   O'Connell, Lesley ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; METHODOLOGY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 0032978568     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00154-5     Document Type: Article

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