Precarious Work and the Challenge for Asia

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 271-288

  Kalleberg, Arne L ^a   Hewison, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

East Asia; globalization; neoliberalism; nonstandard work; precarious work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868013824     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764212466238     Document Type: Article

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