Wage labor, precarious employment, and social inclusion in the making of South Africa's postapartheid transition

African Studies Review

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-142

  Barchiesi, Franco ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54949115860     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/arw.0.0083     Document Type: Article

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