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Work and Gender

THE EUROPEAN WORLD OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT

Gendered and poor?

Pages 83-111 | Received 15 Oct 2010, Accepted 08 Oct 2011, Published online: 02 Dec 2011

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