Precarious work, insecure workers: Employment relations in transition

American Sociological Review

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-22

  Kalleberg, Arne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 65449174213     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240907400101     Document Type: Editorial

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