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America's oddest jobs / / by Therese Shea
America's oddest jobs / / by Therese Shea
Autore Shea Therese
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations
Disciplina 331.700973
Collana Weird America
Soggetto topico Occupations - United States
ISBN 1-4824-5758-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Want an Odd Job? -- Golf-Ball Diver -- Furniture Tester -- Potato-Chip Inspector -- Dog-Food Taster -- Gum Taster -- On the Nose -- Line Sitter -- Fortune-Cookie Writer -- Dog-Surfing Instructor -- Snake-Venom Collector -- Standardized Patient -- Ocularists -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910158652403321
Shea Therese  
New York : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Paradoxes of Professional Regulation : In Search of Regulatory Principles / / Michael J. Trebilcock
Paradoxes of Professional Regulation : In Search of Regulatory Principles / / Michael J. Trebilcock
Autore Trebilcock Michael J.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica 1 electronic resource (168 p.)
Disciplina 331.700973
Soggetto topico Monetary economics
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
Soggetto non controllato Monetary economics
ISBN 1-4875-4306-9
1-4875-4794-3
1-4875-4305-0
Classificazione cci1icc
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Paradoxes of Professional Regulation: Under- and Over-Regulation of Professional Service Markets -- 2 Regulating Alternative Medicines: Disorder in the Borderlands -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Major Schools of CAM and Their Regulation -- 2.3 Disorder in the Borderlands -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3 Regulating Mental Health Care Providers: Building Stronger Signposts through the Maze -- 3.1 The Contemporary Context -- 3.2 A Menu of Regulatory Instruments -- 3.3 A Comparative Review of the Regulation of Psychotherapeutic Services -- 3.4 Confronting the Central Regulatory Dilemmas -- 4 Financial Advisers and Planners: Planning without a Regulatory Plan -- 4.1 The Nature of the Regulatory Challenges -- 4.2 The Menu of Regulatory Options -- 4.3 A Comparative Overview of Regulatory Regimes for Financial Advisers/Planners -- 4.4 The Example of Ontario -- 4.5 General Regulatory Principles -- Appendix 4.1 Regulatory Approaches across Jurisdictions -- 5 Regulating Immigration Consultants: Precarity and Exploitation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Ineffective Regulation of Immigration Consultants in Canada -- 5.3 A Comparative Overview of Regulatory Regimes for Immigration Consultants -- 5.4 Conclusion: The Contours of an Optimal Regulatory Regime for Immigration Consultants -- Appendix 5.1 The Roles of the Regulatory Body Across Selected Jurisdictions -- 6 Regulating the Market for Legal Services: Paradoxes of Over- and Under-Regulation within a Single Profession -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Price of Justice -- 6.3 Prices and Costs -- 6.4 Post-Entry Regulation of Competence -- 6.5 Self-Regulation of the Legal Profession -- 7 Conclusion: Reducing the Paradoxes of Professional Regulation -- 7.1 Problem Identification -- 7.2 The Choice of Regulatory Instrument -- 7.3 The Political Economy of Professional Regulation -- Index
Record Nr. UNISA-996509964203316
Trebilcock Michael J.  
Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]
Materiale a stampa
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Paradoxes of Professional Regulation : In Search of Regulatory Principles / / Michael J. Trebilcock
Paradoxes of Professional Regulation : In Search of Regulatory Principles / / Michael J. Trebilcock
Autore Trebilcock Michael J.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica 1 electronic resource (168 p.)
Disciplina 331.700973
Soggetto topico Monetary economics
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
Soggetto non controllato Monetary economics
ISBN 1-4875-4306-9
1-4875-4794-3
1-4875-4305-0
Classificazione cci1icc
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Paradoxes of Professional Regulation: Under- and Over-Regulation of Professional Service Markets -- 2 Regulating Alternative Medicines: Disorder in the Borderlands -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Major Schools of CAM and Their Regulation -- 2.3 Disorder in the Borderlands -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3 Regulating Mental Health Care Providers: Building Stronger Signposts through the Maze -- 3.1 The Contemporary Context -- 3.2 A Menu of Regulatory Instruments -- 3.3 A Comparative Review of the Regulation of Psychotherapeutic Services -- 3.4 Confronting the Central Regulatory Dilemmas -- 4 Financial Advisers and Planners: Planning without a Regulatory Plan -- 4.1 The Nature of the Regulatory Challenges -- 4.2 The Menu of Regulatory Options -- 4.3 A Comparative Overview of Regulatory Regimes for Financial Advisers/Planners -- 4.4 The Example of Ontario -- 4.5 General Regulatory Principles -- Appendix 4.1 Regulatory Approaches across Jurisdictions -- 5 Regulating Immigration Consultants: Precarity and Exploitation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Ineffective Regulation of Immigration Consultants in Canada -- 5.3 A Comparative Overview of Regulatory Regimes for Immigration Consultants -- 5.4 Conclusion: The Contours of an Optimal Regulatory Regime for Immigration Consultants -- Appendix 5.1 The Roles of the Regulatory Body Across Selected Jurisdictions -- 6 Regulating the Market for Legal Services: Paradoxes of Over- and Under-Regulation within a Single Profession -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Price of Justice -- 6.3 Prices and Costs -- 6.4 Post-Entry Regulation of Competence -- 6.5 Self-Regulation of the Legal Profession -- 7 Conclusion: Reducing the Paradoxes of Professional Regulation -- 7.1 Problem Identification -- 7.2 The Choice of Regulatory Instrument -- 7.3 The Political Economy of Professional Regulation -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910585557103321
Trebilcock Michael J.  
Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]
Materiale a stampa
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Venture labor [[electronic resource] ] : work and the burden of risk in innovative industries / / Gina Neff
Venture labor [[electronic resource] ] : work and the burden of risk in innovative industries / / Gina Neff
Autore Neff Gina <1971->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (211 p.)
Disciplina 331.700973
Collana Acting with technology
Soggetto topico High technology industries - United States - Employees
High technology industries - United States - Management
Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-262-30052-4
1-280-49939-7
9786613594624
0-262-30130-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Social Risks of the Dot-Com Era; Risk Is Social; Work Is Riskier; Framing Risk; Defining Venture Labor; Venture Labor in the Internet Industry; Methods; Overview of the Book; Why Risk Matters; Chapter 2. The Origins and Rise of Venture Labor; Naming the New Economy; New Institutional Arrangements; Political Rhetoric Supporting the New Economy; The Cultural Shifts toward the New Economy; The Rise of Silicon Alley; From Play to Properties; The First Clash of Values; The Role of Venture Labor
Chapter 3. Being Venture Labor: Strategies for Managing Risk Denouncing (and Announcing) Values; Jobs as Investments: The Financial Strategy for Risk; Nothing to Lose: The Creative Strategy for Risk; Don't Count on Anything: The Actuarial Strategy for Risk; Comparison of Strategies; Chapter 4. Why Networks Failed; Social Networking's Cultural Moment; Networks of People and Technology; Building Communities, Circles, and Industries; The Importance of the Schmooze; Homophilous Sectors; The Work of Networking; Conclusion: The Functions of Networks; Chapter 5. The Crash of Venture Labor
Framing the Crash Rationalizing Failure; The Calcification of Individual Perceptions into Structures; Chapter 6. Conclusion: Lessons from a New Economy for a New Medium?; The Media Legacy of Silicon Alley; Lessons for the Workplace; Applying Venture Labor; Consequences of Financialization and Privatization; Going Forward; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910461704703321
Neff Gina <1971->  
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Venture labor : work and the burden of risk in innovative industries / / Gina Neff
Venture labor : work and the burden of risk in innovative industries / / Gina Neff
Autore Neff Gina <1971->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (211 p.)
Disciplina 331.700973
Collana Acting with technology
Soggetto topico High technology industries - United States - Employees
High technology industries - United States - Management
Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States
Soggetto non controllato INFORMATION SCIENCE/Communications & Telecommunications
INFORMATION SCIENCE/Internet Studies
ECONOMICS/Labor Studies
ISBN 0-262-30052-4
1-280-49939-7
9786613594624
0-262-30130-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Social Risks of the Dot-Com Era; Risk Is Social; Work Is Riskier; Framing Risk; Defining Venture Labor; Venture Labor in the Internet Industry; Methods; Overview of the Book; Why Risk Matters; Chapter 2. The Origins and Rise of Venture Labor; Naming the New Economy; New Institutional Arrangements; Political Rhetoric Supporting the New Economy; The Cultural Shifts toward the New Economy; The Rise of Silicon Alley; From Play to Properties; The First Clash of Values; The Role of Venture Labor
Chapter 3. Being Venture Labor: Strategies for Managing Risk Denouncing (and Announcing) Values; Jobs as Investments: The Financial Strategy for Risk; Nothing to Lose: The Creative Strategy for Risk; Don't Count on Anything: The Actuarial Strategy for Risk; Comparison of Strategies; Chapter 4. Why Networks Failed; Social Networking's Cultural Moment; Networks of People and Technology; Building Communities, Circles, and Industries; The Importance of the Schmooze; Homophilous Sectors; The Work of Networking; Conclusion: The Functions of Networks; Chapter 5. The Crash of Venture Labor
Framing the Crash Rationalizing Failure; The Calcification of Individual Perceptions into Structures; Chapter 6. Conclusion: Lessons from a New Economy for a New Medium?; The Media Legacy of Silicon Alley; Lessons for the Workplace; Applying Venture Labor; Consequences of Financialization and Privatization; Going Forward; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910789927803321
Neff Gina <1971->  
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Venture labor : work and the burden of risk in innovative industries / / Gina Neff
Venture labor : work and the burden of risk in innovative industries / / Gina Neff
Autore Neff Gina <1971->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (211 p.)
Disciplina 331.700973
Collana Acting with technology
Soggetto topico High technology industries - United States - Employees
High technology industries - United States - Management
Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States
Soggetto non controllato INFORMATION SCIENCE/Communications & Telecommunications
INFORMATION SCIENCE/Internet Studies
ECONOMICS/Labor Studies
ISBN 0-262-30052-4
1-280-49939-7
9786613594624
0-262-30130-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Social Risks of the Dot-Com Era; Risk Is Social; Work Is Riskier; Framing Risk; Defining Venture Labor; Venture Labor in the Internet Industry; Methods; Overview of the Book; Why Risk Matters; Chapter 2. The Origins and Rise of Venture Labor; Naming the New Economy; New Institutional Arrangements; Political Rhetoric Supporting the New Economy; The Cultural Shifts toward the New Economy; The Rise of Silicon Alley; From Play to Properties; The First Clash of Values; The Role of Venture Labor
Chapter 3. Being Venture Labor: Strategies for Managing Risk Denouncing (and Announcing) Values; Jobs as Investments: The Financial Strategy for Risk; Nothing to Lose: The Creative Strategy for Risk; Don't Count on Anything: The Actuarial Strategy for Risk; Comparison of Strategies; Chapter 4. Why Networks Failed; Social Networking's Cultural Moment; Networks of People and Technology; Building Communities, Circles, and Industries; The Importance of the Schmooze; Homophilous Sectors; The Work of Networking; Conclusion: The Functions of Networks; Chapter 5. The Crash of Venture Labor
Framing the Crash Rationalizing Failure; The Calcification of Individual Perceptions into Structures; Chapter 6. Conclusion: Lessons from a New Economy for a New Medium?; The Media Legacy of Silicon Alley; Lessons for the Workplace; Applying Venture Labor; Consequences of Financialization and Privatization; Going Forward; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910817575503321
Neff Gina <1971->  
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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