Cleaning and nursing in hospitals: Institutional variety and the reshaping of low-wage jobs

Low-Wage Work in the Wealthy World

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 319-366

  Méhaut, Philippe ^a   Berg, Peter ^b   Grimshaw, Damian ^c   Jaehrling, Karen ^d   Van Der Meer, Marc ^e   Eskildsen, Jacob ^f  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^e Centre for Expertise in Vocational Education and Training (Ecbo)   (Netherlands)

^f AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

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