Rethinking the regulation of vulnerable work in the USA: A sector-based approach

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 411-430

  Weil, David ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Labor standards; Low wage workers; US industrial relations; Workplace regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 66449134218     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185609104842     Document Type: Article

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