Social policy between plan and market: Xiagang (off-duty employment) and the policy of the re-employment service centres in China

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 158-173

  Wong, Linda ^a   Ngok, Kinglun ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Re employment; Xiagang (off duty employment)

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 33644898110     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2006.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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