Individual working lives and collective action. An introduction to capability for work and capability for voice

@article{Bonvin2012IndividualWL,
  title={Individual working lives and collective action. An introduction to capability for work and capability for voice},
  author={Jean-Michel Bonvin},
  journal={Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research},
  year={2012},
  volume={18},
  pages={18 - 9},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:154496841}
}
  • J. Bonvin
  • Published 27 January 2012
  • Economics
  • Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research
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