Above the roof, beneath the law: Perceived justice behind disruptive tactics of migrant wage claimants in china

Law and Society Review

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 703-738

  He, Xin ^a   Wang, Lungang ^a   Su, Yang ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84886925803     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lasr.12043     Document Type: Article

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