Grass, sweat, and sun: An exploratory study of the labor market for gardeners in South Texas

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 229-251

  Pisani, Michael J ^a   Yoskowitz, David W ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

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EID: 14844309666     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2005.00300.x     Document Type: Review

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