The limits of labor exclusion: Redefining the politics of split labor markets under globalization

Critical Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 433-452

  Chun, Jennifer Jihye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigrant workers; Korean labor movement; Labor politics; Segmented labor markets; Women workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 41049094614     PISSN: 08969205     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0896920507088167     Document Type: Article

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