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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789403403321

Titolo

Working Poverty in Europe [[electronic resource] /] / edited by N. Fraser, R. Gutierrez, R. Pena-Casas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-21003-7

9786613210036

0-230-31868-1

0-230-30759-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2011.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (363 p.)

Collana

Work and Welfare in Europe

Classificazione

SOC045000SOC026000BUS038000POL029000

Disciplina

331.5/4

362.51094

Soggetti

Comparative politics

Labor economics

Industrial sociology

Social service 

Economic sociology

Social structure

Equality

Comparative Politics

Labor Economics

Sociology of Work

Social Care

Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology

Social Structure, Social Inequality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Comparative chapters -- pt. 2. Country chapters -- pt. 3. Cross-cutting themes.

Sommario/riassunto

Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that



the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production.