A strategic approach to labour inspection

International Labour Review

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 349-375

  Weil, David ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; LABOR POLICY; LABOR STANDARD; REGULATORY APPROACH; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 59549100366     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2008.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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