A critique of Wright's analysis of exploitation

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-221

  Sakamoto, Arthur ^a   Liu, Jeng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Erik Wright; Exploitation; Value of Labor

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748944359     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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