A note on immigrant representation in temporary agency work and self-employment in Sweden

Labour

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 495-507

  Joona, Pernilla Andersson ^a   Wadensjö, Eskil ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT; LABOR MIGRATION; SELF EMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 50649093758     PISSN: 11217081     EISSN: 14679914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2008.00425.x     Document Type: Article

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