Precarious, Informalizing, and Flexible Work: Transforming Concepts and Understandings

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 289-308

  Arnold, Dennis ^a   Bongiovi, Joseph R ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

casualization; contractualization; flexibilization; informal employment; informalization; precarious work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874124704     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764212466239     Document Type: Article

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