Labor contracts and social insurance participation among migrant workers in China

China Economic Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1195-1205

  Gao, Qin ^a   Yang, Sui ^b   Li, Shi ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Labor contract; Migrant workers; Social insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867649485     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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