Enforcing labour standards in fissured workplaces: The US experience

Economic and Labour Relations Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 33-54

  Weil, David ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Enforcement; Fissured employment; Labour standards; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961143170     PISSN: 10353046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/103530461102200203     Document Type: Article

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