Disconnected capitalism: Or why employers can't keep their side of the bargain

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 359-378

  Thompson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038497897     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017003017002007     Document Type: Article

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