Beyond the crisis: Economic globalization and informal work in urban Argentina

Journal of Latin American Geography

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-136

  Whitson, Risa ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Crisis; Flexibilization; Informal work; Neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EMPLOYMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GLOBALIZATION; INFORMAL SECTOR; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; URBAN ECONOMY;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34848921426     PISSN: 15452476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lag.2007.0050     Document Type: Article

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