LEADER 03785nam 2200709 450 001 9910453635103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-691-11712-8 010 $a1-4008-4943-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400849437 035 $a(CKB)2550000001138521 035 $a(EBL)1422529 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001155796 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11653712 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001155796 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11199666 035 $a(PQKB)10503847 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1422529 035 $a(OCoLC)860711314 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse37196 035 $a(DE-B1597)447678 035 $a(OCoLC)1013966388 035 $a(OCoLC)922665824 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400849437 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1422529 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10782850 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL530062 035 $a(OCoLC)860923625 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001138521 100 $a20050302h20062006 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDemanding work $ethe paradox of job quality in the affluent economy /$fFrancis Green 205 $aCourse Book 210 1$aPrinceton :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[2006] 210 4$dİ2006 215 $a1 online resource (252 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-13441-3 311 $a1-299-98811-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [203]-218) and indexes. 327 $aAssessing job quality in the affluent economy -- The quality of work life in the "knowledge economy" -- Late twentieth-century trends in work effort -- Accounting for work intensification -- Workers' discretion -- The wages of nations -- Workers' risk -- Workers' well-being -- Summary and implications for policy on the quality of work life. 330 $aSince the early 1980's, a vast number of jobs have been created in the affluent economies of the industrialized world. Many workers are doing more skilled and fulfilling jobs, and getting paid more for their trouble. Yet it is often alleged that the quality of work life has deteriorated, with a substantial and rising proportion of jobs providing low wages and little security, or requiring unusually hard and stressful effort. In this unique and authoritative formal account of changing job quality, economist Francis Green highlights contrasting trends, using quantitative indicators drawn from public opinion surveys and administrative data. In most affluent countries average pay levels have risen along with economic growth, a major exception being the United States. Skill requirements have increased, potentially meaning a more fulfilling time at work. Set against these beneficial trends, however, are increases in inequality, a strong intensification of work effort, diminished job satisfaction, and less employee influence over daily work tasks. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Demanding Work shows how aspects of job quality are related, and how changes in the quality of work life stem from technological change and transformations in the politico-economic environment. The book concludes by discussing what individuals, firms, unions, and governments can do to counter declining job quality. 606 $aQuality of work life 606 $aJob satisfaction 606 $aWork$xSocial aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aQuality of work life. 615 0$aJob satisfaction. 615 0$aWork$xSocial aspects. 676 $a331.25/6 700 $aGreen$b Francis$0121364 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453635103321 996 $aDemanding work$92471011 997 $aUNINA