Dimensions of atypical forms of employment in Thessaloniki, Greece

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 882-902

  Gialis, Stelios ^a   Karnavou, Eleutheria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atypical forms of employment; Greece; Labour Inspectorates; Part time; Self employment; Temporary; Thessaloniki' slocal labour market

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FORDISM; LABOR MARKET; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA];

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 58049216308     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00813.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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