Complements or substitutes? Private codes, state regulation and the enforcement of labour standards in global supply chains

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 519-552

  Locke, Richard M ^a   Rissing, Ben A ^a   Pal, Timea ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84883050246     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjir.12003     Document Type: Article

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