Preference or constraint? Part-time workers' transitions in Denmark, France and the United Kingdom

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 655-674

  Gash, Vanessa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; Part time work; Preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349151416     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017008096741     Document Type: Article

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