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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819324403321

Autore

McGovern Patrick

Titolo

Market, Class, and Employment [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-281-14922-5

0-19-152667-3

1-4356-1394-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HillStephen

MillsColin

Disciplina

331.0941

331.10941

Soggetti

Industrial relations

Labor

Labor market

Work

Work environment

Labor & Workers' Economics

Business & Economics

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

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Glossary of Acronyms; A; B; C; E; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; S; U; W; 1. The changing economy of work; 2. The marketization of the employment relationship?; 3. Inequality at work; 4. Representation, participation, and individualism; 5. Overwork and market discipline; 6. Bureaucratic discipline and overwork; 7. The family challenge; 8. Unequal jobs: job quality and job satisfaction; 9. Conclusions; References; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P

QR; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on a range of employee and employer surveys, this ambitious study presents a comprehensive examination of the conditions, attitudes, and experiences of British employees over the last twenty



years. Based on the 'Future of Work' research programme this book will shape our understanding of employment in Britain for the foreseeable future. - ;Much of the received wisdom about the world of work emphasizes the marketization of the employment relationship; the decline of class-based forms of inequality, and the individualization of employment relations. Non-standard forms of employment, the