SWEET SWEATSHOPS - A REFLEXION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF SWEATSHOPS ON COUNTRIES’ COMPETITIVENESS

Jean-François Rouge

doi:10.1515/eoik-2015-0023

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Jean-François Rouge Ecole Supérieure de la Francophonie pour l’Administration et le Management, Sofia, Bulgarie

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