'Labour Chains': Analysing the Role of Labour Contractors in Global Production Networks

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1058-1071

  Barrientos, Stephanie Ware ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; GLOBALIZATION; HORTICULTURE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; LABOR SUPPLY; OUTSOURCING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84881669326     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2013.780040     Document Type: Article

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