Contingent government workers and labor solidarity: The case of contract welfare-to-work staff and their clients

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 383-402

  Ridzi, Frank ^a  

^a LE MOYNE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent government workers; Labor solidarity; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148975712     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-007-9072-y     Document Type: Article

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