From mass production to flexible specialization: The sectoral and geographical extent of contract work in US manufacturing, 1963-1997

Regional Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 753-771

  Essletzbichler, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contract work; Flexible specialization; Longitudinal; Research database; Subcontracting; US manufacturing

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SPECIALIZATION; SUBCONTRACTING;

UNITED STATES;

MARSHALLIA;

EID: 0242381339     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0034340032000128695     Document Type: Article

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