The racialization of global labor

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 342-355

  Bonacich, Edna ^a   Alimahomed, Sabrina ^a   Wilson, Jake B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Labor; Racism; Trade unions; Women workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749142908     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764208323510     Document Type: Article

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