Precarious Work, Women, and the New Economy
«...an informative and thought-provoking collection of papers...This volume makes a valuable contribution to the feminist literature. By placing laws and policies in their social contexts, it provides a comparative analysis of the challenges precarious employment growth and feminization of labour present to labour law...The book will be of interest to a broad international audience of economists, sociologists, and industrial relations and human resource management specialists, as well as legal scholars...I would strongly recommend this book to any Feminist Economics reader who is interested in flexibility, workplace changes, and gender and precarious work issues. Isik Urla Zeytinoglu Feminist Economics 14 (3), July 2008»
Globalisation, the shift from manufacturing to services as a source of employment, and the spread of information-based systems and technologies have given birth to a new economy, which emphasises flexibility in the labour market and in employment relations. Les mer
Common themes and concepts thread throughout the essays, which grapple with the legal and public policy challenges posed by women's precarious work.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Hart Publishing
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 432
- ISBN
- 9781841136165
- Utgivelsesår
- 2006
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«...an informative and thought-provoking collection of papers...This volume makes a valuable contribution to the feminist literature. By placing laws and policies in their social contexts, it provides a comparative analysis of the challenges precarious employment growth and feminization of labour present to labour law...The book will be of interest to a broad international audience of economists, sociologists, and industrial relations and human resource management specialists, as well as legal scholars...I would strongly recommend this book to any Feminist Economics reader who is interested in flexibility, workplace changes, and gender and precarious work issues. Isik Urla Zeytinoglu Feminist Economics 14 (3), July 2008»