Demanding Work: The Paradox of Job Quality in the Affluent Economy

by Francis Green

Book Overview

Since the early 1980s, a vast number of jobs have been created in the affluent economies of the industrialized world. Many workers are doing more skilled and fulfilling jobs, and getting paid more for their trouble. Yet it is often alleged that the quality of work life has deteriorated, with a substantial and rising proportion of jobs providing low wages and little security, or requiring unusually hard and stressful effort.

In this unique...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691134413
• ISBN13: 9780691134413
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"