Determinants of job insecurity in five European countries

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-20

  de Bustillo, Rafael Muñoz ^a   de Pedraza, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Labour market; Subjective job insecurity; Temporary employment; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649268674     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: 14617129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680109355306     Document Type: Article

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