An Awkward Partner?: Britain's Implementation of the Working Time Directive

Time & Society

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-76

  Blair, Alasdair ^a   Leopold, John ^b   Karsten, Luchien ^c  

^a Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European Union; labour market regulation; working hours

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035532001     PISSN: 0961463X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X01010001004     Document Type: Article

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