Temped out? Industry rhetoric, labor regulation and economic restructuring in the temporary staffing business

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-175

  Peck, Jamie A ^a   Theodore, Nikolas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent work; Labor regulation; Labor market intermediation; Non standard employment; Temporary employment; Temporary work agencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036000472     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X02232002     Document Type: Article

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