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Autore |
Hatton Erin Elizabeth <1974-> |
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Titolo |
The temp economy : from Kelly girls to permatemps in postwar America / / Erin Hatton ; foreword by Nelson Lichtenstein |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Philadelphia, Pa., : Temple University Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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9781439900826 |
1439900825 |
9781439900802 |
1439900809 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Temporary employment - United States |
United States Economic policy 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The making of the Kelly girl -- The invention of the semi-permanent employee -- The transformation of work -- Boxing in the temp industry -- Conclusion: a model of work for the 21st century. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Everyone knows that work in America is not what it used to be. Layoffs, outsourcing, contingent work, disappearing career ladders-these are the new workplace realities for an increasing number of people. But why? In The Temp Economy, Erin Hatton takes one of the best-known icons of the new economy-the temp industry-and finds that it is more than just a symbol of this degradation of work. The temp industry itself played an active role in this decline-and not just for temps. Industry leaders started by inventing the ""Kelly Girl,"" exploiting 1950's gender stereotypes to justify |
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