Unfree labour and adverse incorporation in the global economy: Comparative perspectives on Brazil and India

Economy and Society

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 171-196

  Phillips, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adverse incorporation; Brazil; global economy; India; poverty; production; unfree labour

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CHILD LABOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; GLOBAL ECONOMY; LABOR MARKET; POVERTY; VULNERABILITY;

BRAZIL; INDIA;

EID: 84875371733     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2012.718630     Document Type: Article

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