Cycles of contingency: The temporary staffing industry and labour market adjustment in the U.S.

International Perspectives on Temporary Work

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 24-36

  Peck, Jamie ^a   Theodore, Nik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33644583854     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203579084     Document Type: Chapter

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