Market, class, and employment / / Patrick McGovern ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.0941
• Soggetto topico: Industrial relations - Great Britain; Work - Great Britain
• Altri autori: McGovernPatrick <1966->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-319) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: The changing economy of work -- The marketization of the employment relationship? -- Inequality at work -- Representation, participation, and individualism -- Overwork and market discipline -- Bureaucratic discipline and overwork -- The family challenge -- Unequal jobs : job quality and job satisfaction -- Conclusions.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Market, class, and employment
• ISBN: 1-281-14922-5; 0-19-152667-3; 1-4356-1394-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819324403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II