South Africa: The decline of labor studies and the democratic transition

Work and Occupations

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-161

  Buhlungu, Sakhela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Democratic transition; Labor studies; Public sociology; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649142941     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: 15528464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888409333753     Document Type: Article

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