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On the Character and Organization of Unregulated Work in the Cities of the United States

James DeFilippisRutgers University
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Nina MartinUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Annette BernhardtNational Employment Law Project, New York, New York
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Siobhán McGrathUniversity of Manchester
Pages 63-90 | Published online: 16 May 2013

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