Selective informality: The self-limiting growth choices of small businesses in south africa

International Labour Review

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 493-505

  Bischoff, Christine ^a   Wood, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

collective bargaining; comment; industry; labour legislation; labour relations; manufacturing; small scale industry; south africa r

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LABOR POLICY; LABOR RELATIONS; MANUFACTURING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; TRADE UNION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84890896834     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: 1564913X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2013.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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