The meaning of work: Lessons from sociology, psychology, and political theory

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 725-743

  Gill, Flora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Social justice; Social policy; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033473018     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-5357(99)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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