The temp economy [[electronic resource] ] : from Kelly girls to permatemps in postwar America / / Erin Hatton ; foreword by Nelson Lichtenstein
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| Autore: |
Hatton Erin Elizabeth <1974->
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| Titolo: |
The temp economy [[electronic resource] ] : from Kelly girls to permatemps in postwar America / / Erin Hatton ; foreword by Nelson Lichtenstein
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| Pubblicazione: | Philadelphia, Pa., : Temple University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 331.25/7290973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Temporary employment - United States |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Economic policy 21st century |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The temp economy |
| ISBN: | 1-4399-0082-5 |
| 1-4399-0080-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790427603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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