Informal work in Latin America: Competing perspectives and recent debates

Geography Compass

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 214-236

  Biles, James J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; ECONOMIC REFORM; NEOLIBERALISM; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 59849089964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2008.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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