Temporary Work: The Gendered Rise of a Precarious Employment Relationship (Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy) - Softcover

Vosko, Leah F.

 
9780802083340: Temporary Work: The Gendered Rise of a Precarious Employment Relationship (Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 080208334X ISBN 13: 9780802083340
Verlag: University of Toronto Press, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

The first in-depth analysis of temporary work in Canada, Leah F. Vosko's important new book examines a number of important trends, including the commodification of labour power; the decline of the full-time, full-year job as a norm; and the gendered character of prevailing employment relationships. Spanning the period from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century, Temporary Work traces the evolution of the temporary employment relationship in Canada and places it in an international context. It explores how, and to what extent, 'temporary work' is becoming a norm for a diverse group of workers in the labour market, taking gender as a central lens of analysis.

Recent scholarship emphasizes that the nature of work is changing, citing the spread of non-standard forms of employment and the rise in women's participation in the labour force. Vosko confirms that important changes are indeed taking place in the labour market, but argues that these changes are best understood in historical, economic and political contexts. This book will be invaluable to academics in a variety of disciplines as well as to policy analysts and practitioners.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

LEAH F. VOSKO is an assistant professor of labour studies and political science at McMaster University.

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Verlag
University of Toronto Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2000
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
080208334X
ISBN 13 
9780802083340
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
400
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