Twenty-four Hours at Work

Twenty-four Hours at Work

The deregulation policies implemented in the United States and the European Union in the early 1980s brought forth a significant rise in employment in the field of logistics but at the same contributed to a deterioration of work conditions in the industry – a paradoxical situation largely invisible...

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Main Authors: Renzo Sgolacchia, Alex Retegan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jap Sam Books 2018-11-01
Series:Footprint
Online Access:https://ojs-libaccp.tudelft.nl/index.php/footprint/article/view/2046
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