Government inspectors and 'ethical' buyers: Regulating labour in Moradabad's metalware industry

International Review of Sociology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 473-490

  Ruthven, Orlanda ^a  

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Author keywords

Compliance; Global buyers; Labour law; Moradabad; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649505284     PISSN: 03906701     EISSN: 14699273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03906701.2010.511906     Document Type: Article

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