Subcontracted homework in India: A case study of three sectors

Asian Informal Workers: Global Risks, Local Protection

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 173-209

  Sudarshan, Ratna M ^a   Venkataraman, Shanta ^a   Bhandari, Laveesh ^a  

^a NCAER ^*

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EID: 84917056809     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203966532     Document Type: Chapter

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