The rise of global work

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-26

  Jones, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Global work; Globalisation; Overseas voluntary work; Professional legal services

Indexed keywords

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC THEORY; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GLOBALIZATION; LABOR MARKET; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 38049017591     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2007.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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