The double indeterminacy of labour power: Labour effort and labour mobility

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 389-402

  Smith, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744925684     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017006065109     Document Type: Review

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