Gendered states : women, unemployment insurance, and the political economy of the welfare state in Canada, 1945-1997 / / Ann Porter |
Autore | Porter Ann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
Disciplina | 368.4/4/00820971 |
Collana | Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy |
Soggetto topico |
Unemployment insurance - Canada - History - 20th century
Women - Employment - Canada - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-01436-6
9786612014369 1-4426-7521-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Gender and the Political Economy of the Welfare State: Theoretical Considerations -- PART I: Contradictions and Transformations in Families, Markets, and the Welfare State, 1940-1971 -- 2. Gender and the Construction of the Postwar Welfare State -- 3. From Exclusion to Entitlement: Pregnancy, Maternity, and the Canadian State -- 4. Women into the Labour Force, UI Review, and Expansion -- PART II: On the Path to Neoliberalism: Gender, Crisis, and Restructuring -- 5. Social Reproduction in a Transition Period: Maternity, Rights, and Conceptions of Equality -- 6. Gender, Economic Crisis, and Welfare State Restructuring in the 1970s -- 7. The Conservatives in Power: A Polarized Debate and the Shift to a Market-Based Approach -- 8. Consolidating Neoliberal Reforms: Globalization, Multi-Earner Families, and the Erosion of State Support for the Unemployed -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455488703321 |
Porter Ann | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gendered states : women, unemployment insurance, and the political economy of the welfare state in Canada, 1945-1997 / / Ann Porter |
Autore | Porter Ann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
Disciplina | 368.4/4/00820971 |
Collana | Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy |
Soggetto topico |
Unemployment insurance - Canada - History - 20th century
Women - Employment - Canada - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma |
History
Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-01436-6
9786612014369 1-4426-7521-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Gender and the political economy of the welfare state : theoretical considerations -- Part 1. Contradictions and transformations in families, markets, and the welfare state, 1940-1971. Gender and the construction of the postwar welfare state ; From exclusion to entitlement : pregnancy, maternity, and the Canadian state ; Women into the labour force, UI review, and expansion -- pt. 2. On the path to neoliberalism : gender, crisis, and restructuring. Social reproduction in a transition period : maternity, rights, and conceptions of equality ; Gender, economic crisis, and welfare state restructuring in the 1970s ; The conservatives in power : a polarized debate and the shift to a market-based approach ; Consolidating neoliberal reforms : globalization, multi-earner families, and the erosion of state support for the unemployed. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780579003321 |
Porter Ann | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gendered states : women, unemployment insurance, and the political economy of the welfare state in Canada, 1945-1997 / / Ann Porter |
Autore | Porter Ann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
Disciplina | 368.4/4/00820971 |
Collana | Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy |
Soggetto topico |
Unemployment insurance - Canada - History - 20th century
Women - Employment - Canada - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma |
History
Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-01436-6
9786612014369 1-4426-7521-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Gender and the political economy of the welfare state : theoretical considerations -- Part 1. Contradictions and transformations in families, markets, and the welfare state, 1940-1971. Gender and the construction of the postwar welfare state ; From exclusion to entitlement : pregnancy, maternity, and the Canadian state ; Women into the labour force, UI review, and expansion -- pt. 2. On the path to neoliberalism : gender, crisis, and restructuring. Social reproduction in a transition period : maternity, rights, and conceptions of equality ; Gender, economic crisis, and welfare state restructuring in the 1970s ; The conservatives in power : a polarized debate and the shift to a market-based approach ; Consolidating neoliberal reforms : globalization, multi-earner families, and the erosion of state support for the unemployed. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819239403321 |
Porter Ann | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Temporary work : the gendered rise of a precarious employment relationship / / Leah F. Vosko |
Autore | Vosko Leah F. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.25/72 |
Collana | Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy |
Soggetto topico |
Temporary employment - Canada - History - 20th century
Sexual division of labor - Canada - History - 20th century Women - Employment - Canada - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4426-8043-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. 'Labour Is Not a Commodity': Shifting Employment Norms and the Modern Labour Market Intermediary -- 2. Putting Workers in Their Place: The Early History of Private Employment Agencies -- 3. 'Halfway Houses' for 'Housewives': The Birth of the Temporary Help Industry -- 4. From Stop-Gap Workers to Staffing Services: The Expansion of the Temporary Help Industry -- 5. Promising 'Flexibility' and Delivering Precariousness: The Shape of the Contemporary Temporary Employment Relationship -- 6. 'Flexible Workers,' Intractable Regulatory Regime: Regulating the Contemporary Temporary Employment Relationship -- 7. 'No Jobs, Lots of Work': The Rise of the Temporary Employment Relationship and the Emergence of Workfare-Driven Social Policy -- 8. The Challenge of Limiting Labour Market Fragmentation -- Appendix A: Qualitative Methodology -- Appendix B: Interwievs -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456542303321 |
Vosko Leah F. | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Temporary work : the gendered rise of a precarious employment relationship / / Leah F. Vosko |
Autore | Vosko Leah F. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.25/72 |
Collana | Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy |
Soggetto topico |
Temporary employment - Canada - History - 20th century
Sexual division of labor - Canada - History - 20th century Women - Employment - Canada - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Livres numeriques.
History e-books. Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4426-8043-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 'Labour Is Not a Commodity': Shifting Employment Norms and the Modern Labour Market Intermediary -- 2 Putting Workers in Their Place: The Early History of Private Employment Agencies -- 3 'Halfway Houses' for 'Housewives': The Birth of the Temporary Help Industry -- 4 From Stop-Gap Workers to Staffing Services: The Expansion of the Temporary Help Industry -- 5 Promising 'Flexibility' and Delivering Precariousness: The Shape of the Contemporary Temporary Employment Relationship.
6 'Flexible Workers, ' Intractable Regulatory Regime: Regulating the Contemporary Temporary Employment Relationship -- 7 'No Jobs, Lots of Work': The Rise of the Temporary Employment Relationship and the Emergence of Workfare-Driven Social Policy -- 8 The Challenge of Limiting Labour Market Fragmentation -- Appendix A: Qualitative Methodology -- Appendix B: Interviews -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780657303321 |
Vosko Leah F. | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Temporary work : the gendered rise of a precarious employment relationship / / Leah F. Vosko |
Autore | Vosko Leah F. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.25/72 |
Collana | Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy |
Soggetto topico |
Temporary employment - Canada - History - 20th century
Sexual division of labor - Canada - History - 20th century Women - Employment - Canada - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Livres numeriques.
History e-books. Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4426-8043-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 'Labour Is Not a Commodity': Shifting Employment Norms and the Modern Labour Market Intermediary -- 2 Putting Workers in Their Place: The Early History of Private Employment Agencies -- 3 'Halfway Houses' for 'Housewives': The Birth of the Temporary Help Industry -- 4 From Stop-Gap Workers to Staffing Services: The Expansion of the Temporary Help Industry -- 5 Promising 'Flexibility' and Delivering Precariousness: The Shape of the Contemporary Temporary Employment Relationship.
6 'Flexible Workers, ' Intractable Regulatory Regime: Regulating the Contemporary Temporary Employment Relationship -- 7 'No Jobs, Lots of Work': The Rise of the Temporary Employment Relationship and the Emergence of Workfare-Driven Social Policy -- 8 The Challenge of Limiting Labour Market Fragmentation -- Appendix A: Qualitative Methodology -- Appendix B: Interviews -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807181903321 |
Vosko Leah F. | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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