Managing the margins : gender, citizenship, and the international regulation of precarious employment /

Using examples from Canada, the US, Australia and the EU, this work probes national and international regulatory responses to the shift from full-time permanent jobs towards part-time, temporary and self-employment. It analyzes their implications for workers most often precariously employed, particu...

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Main Author: Vosko, Leah F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Using examples from Canada, the US, Australia and the EU, this work probes national and international regulatory responses to the shift from full-time permanent jobs towards part-time, temporary and self-employment. It analyzes their implications for workers most often precariously employed, particularly women and migrants.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 311 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-289) and index.
ISBN:9780191572012
0191572012
9786612383472
661238347X
9780191614521
0191614521
9781282383470
1282383477