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Item Details
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WORK IN THE NEW ECONOMY
FLEXIBLE LABOR MARKETS IN SILICON VALLEY |
| By: |
Chris Benner |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£40.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0631232508 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780631232506 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
30 August, 2002 |
| Series: |
Information Age Series |
| Pages: |
312 |
| Description: |
* Contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley. * Provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations. |
| Synopsis: |
This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley. It provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations. * Contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley. * Provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations. * Examines the increasingly important role of labor market intermediaries. * Shows that some workers clearly thrive in this vibrant context, but many face high levels of insecurity admist growing inquality. |
| Illustrations: |
43 illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Blackwell Publishers |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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