A critical evaluation of competing representations of the relationship between formal and informal work

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-124

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binary hierarchy; Dualism; Future of work; Informal economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049108192     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800701785353     Document Type: Article

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