Making labor flexible: The recomposition of Tijuana's maquiladora female labor force

Feminist Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 59-79

  Fussell, Elizabeth ^a  

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Author keywords

Flexible labor; Low wage employment; Maquiladoras; Mexico; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346737843     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135457000750020137     Document Type: Article

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