The Spirit of Outsourcing: Corporate and State Regulation of Labor under H-1B Visa and TANF Policies in the U.S.

Research in the Sociology of Work

Volumn 16, Issue , 2006, Pages 345-373

  Ridzi, Frank ^a   Banerjee, Payal ^a  

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EID: 33645925025     PISSN: 02772833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-2833(06)16013-6     Document Type: Review

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