Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2003, 39(6): 795-814

Capitalist Divergence and Labour Market Flexibility in the Czech Republic and Hungary: A Comparative Analysis of Standard and Non-Standard Employment

Maarten Keune
The European University Institute in Florence

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