Dualism, flexibility and self-employment in the UK construction industry

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 459-479

  Nisbet, Peter ^a  

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EID: 5844325790     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017097113004     Document Type: Article

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