The State of Precarious Work in China

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 354-372

  Zhou, Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; globalization; informal employment; precarious work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874143583     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764212466242     Document Type: Review

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