From the invisible handshake to the invisible hand? How import competition changes the employment relationship

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 723-765

  Beitrand, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 11144263692     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/423153     Document Type: Review

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