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Exploring inequalities in platform-based legal work. / Howcroft, Debra; Mumford, Clare; Bergvall-Kåreborn, Birgitta.
Experiencing the New World of Work. ed. / Jeremy Aroles; François-Xavier de Vaujany; Karen Dale. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. p. 109-135.

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Howcroft, D, Mumford, C & Bergvall-Kåreborn, B 2021, Exploring inequalities in platform-based legal work. in J Aroles, F-X de Vaujany & K Dale (eds), Experiencing the New World of Work. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 109-135. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108865814.009

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Howcroft, D., Mumford, C., & Bergvall-Kåreborn, B. (2021). Exploring inequalities in platform-based legal work. In J. Aroles, F-X. de Vaujany, & K. Dale (Eds.), Experiencing the New World of Work (pp. 109-135). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108865814.009

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Howcroft D, Mumford C, Bergvall-Kåreborn B. Exploring inequalities in platform-based legal work. In Aroles J, de Vaujany F-X, Dale K, editors, Experiencing the New World of Work. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2021. p. 109-135 doi: 10.1017/9781108865814.009

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Howcroft, Debra ; Mumford, Clare ; Bergvall-Kåreborn, Birgitta. / Exploring inequalities in platform-based legal work. Experiencing the New World of Work. editor / Jeremy Aroles ; François-Xavier de Vaujany ; Karen Dale. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021. pp. 109-135

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