Competition and the Growth of Non-Standard Employment: The Case of the Australian Construction Industry

Labour and Industry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-118

  Toner, Phillip ^a   Coates, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 85044797780     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2006.10669347     Document Type: Article

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