Formality and informality in employment relations: The implications for regulatory compliance by smaller firms

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 531-547

  Marlow, Susan ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; LABOR RELATIONS; REGULATORY APPROACH; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0141537933     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0318     Document Type: Article

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