The social construction of the service sector: Institutional structures and labour market outcomes

Geoforum

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-34

  Gray, Mia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HERE; Labour market intermediaries; Las vegas; Local labour markets; Organising; Union density; Unions

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LABOR MARKET; SERVICE SECTOR; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; TRADE UNION;

LAS VEGAS; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347596452     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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