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On the character and organization of unregulated work in the cities of the United States. / DeFilippis, James; Martin, Nina; Bernhardt, Annette et al.
In: Urban Geography, Vol. 30, No. 1, 01.2009, p. 63-90.

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DeFilippis, J, Martin, N, Bernhardt, A & McGrath, S 2009, 'On the character and organization of unregulated work in the cities of the United States', Urban Geography, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 63-90. https://doi.org/10.2747/0272-3638.30.1.63

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DeFilippis, J., Martin, N., Bernhardt, A., & McGrath, S. (2009). On the character and organization of unregulated work in the cities of the United States. Urban Geography, 30(1), 63-90. https://doi.org/10.2747/0272-3638.30.1.63

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DeFilippis J, Martin N, Bernhardt A, McGrath S. On the character and organization of unregulated work in the cities of the United States. Urban Geography. 2009 Jan;30(1):63-90. doi: 10.2747/0272-3638.30.1.63

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DeFilippis, James ; Martin, Nina ; Bernhardt, Annette et al. / On the character and organization of unregulated work in the cities of the United States. In: Urban Geography. 2009 ; Vol. 30, No. 1. pp. 63-90.

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