The challenge of informality: Perspectives on China's changing labour market

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 48-56

  Cook, Sarah ^a  

^a Institute of Development Studies

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET; LABOR SUPPLY; SOCIAL SECURITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 45349102510     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2008.tb00444.x     Document Type: Article

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