Low-wage work in five European countries and the United States

International Labour Review

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 337-356

  Bosch, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Institute for Work Skills and Training   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; EMPOWERMENT; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; MINIMUM WAGE; SOCIAL SECURITY; TAX SYSTEM; UNEMPLOYMENT; WAGE DETERMINATION;

DENMARK; FRANCE; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950351727     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: 1564913X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2009.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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