Part-time employment in Australia: Evidence for globalization?

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 452-463

  De Ruyter, Alex ^a   Burgess, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Globalization; Part time work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034377697     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720010377945     Document Type: Article

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