Globalization, the Restructuring of Labour Markets and Policy Convergence: The OECD ‘Jobs Strategy’

Global Social Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 281-309

  McBride, Stephen ^a   Williams, Russell A ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

employment; globalization; Jobs Strategy; labour market policy; neoliberalism; OECD; Welfare State

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993775982     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146801810100100302     Document Type: Article

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