Thailand and Precarious Work: An Assessment

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 444-467

  Hewison, Kevin ^a   Tularak, Woradul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Independent researcher   (Thailand)

Author keywords

agency supplied workers; flexibilization; informal employment; recarious work; social protection; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874770680     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764212466244     Document Type: Article

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