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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449943603321

Titolo

Nonstandard work in developed economies [[electronic resource] ] : causes and consequences / / Susan Houseman and Machiko Osawa, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kalamazoo, Mich., : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2003

ISBN

1-4175-0532-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (525 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HousemanSusan N. <1956->

ŌsawaMachiko

Disciplina

331.25/72/091722

Soggetti

Flextime - Developed countries

Part-time employment - Developed countries - Cross-cultural studies

Temporary employment - Developed countries - Cross-cultural studies

Employment (Economic theory)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"These papers were originally presented at a conference sponsored by the Japan Foundation and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in August 2000"--Introd.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The change in work arrangements in Denmark and Germany -- Regulatory convergence? -- Nonstandard work in Italy and Spain -- Nonstandard work arrangements in France and the United States -- The growth of nonstandard employment in Japan and the United States -- Employment choices and pay differences between nonstandard and stand work in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden -- Standard and nonstandard work arrangements, pay difference, and choice of work by Japanese mothers -- Work arrangements among women in the United States -- In search of a new framework for flexibility -- Nonstandard work arrangements in Japan and the United States -- Work attitudes and nonstandard work arrangements in the United States, Japan, and Europe.