Informality and social protection: Theories and realities

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 18-27

  Chen, Martha ^a  

^a Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; GENDER RELATIONS; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 45349107313     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2008.tb00441.x     Document Type: Article

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