The United Kingdom: From flexible employment to vulnerable workers

Gender and the Contours of Precarious Employment

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 108-126

  O'Reilly, Jacqueline ^a   MacInnes, John ^b,c   Nazio, Tizana ^d   Roche, Jose Manuel ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84861804068     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203874424     Document Type: Chapter

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