Safety nets or straitjackets? Regulating working time in the Danish, German and American metal industries

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Safety nets or straitjackets? Regulating working time in the Danish, German and American metal industries. / Ilsøe, Anna.

In: European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2012, p. 37-51.

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Ilsøe, A 2012, 'Safety nets or straitjackets? Regulating working time in the Danish, German and American metal industries', European Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 37-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680111430563

APA

Ilsøe, A. (2012). Safety nets or straitjackets? Regulating working time in the Danish, German and American metal industries. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 18(1), 37-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680111430563

Vancouver

Ilsøe A. Safety nets or straitjackets? Regulating working time in the Danish, German and American metal industries. European Journal of Industrial Relations. 2012;18(1):37-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680111430563

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Ilsøe, Anna. / Safety nets or straitjackets? Regulating working time in the Danish, German and American metal industries. In: European Journal of Industrial Relations. 2012 ; Vol. 18, No. 1. pp. 37-51.

Bibtex

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