Precarious Work [1 ed.] 9781787432871, 9781787432888

This volume presents original theory and research on precarious work in various parts of the world, identifying its soci

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Precarious Work [1 ed.]
9781787432871, 9781787432888

Since the 1970s the long term decline in self-employment has slowed - and even reversed in some countries - and the pros

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For much of the twentieth century, the iconic figure of the U.S. working class was a white, male industrial worker. But

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Since the 1970s the long term decline in self-employment has slowed - and even reversed in some countries - and the pros

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For much of the twentieth century, the iconic figure of the U.S. working class was a white, male industrial worker. But

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Nicolas Wasser critically examines how sexual and racial identities are currently being articulated through capitalist b

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Globalisation, the shift from manufacturing to services as a source of employment, and the spread of information-based s

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Precarious Asia assesses the role of global and domestic factors in shaping precarious work and its outcomes in Japan, S

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While work-related insecurities and worker vulnerability induced by neoliberal globalisation are undeniably affecting an

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The shifting nature of employment practice towards the use of more precarious work forms has caused a crisis in classica

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2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Is job insecurity the new norm? With fewer and fewer people working in steady, lo

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