Precarious Work, Women, and the New Economy: The Challenge to Legal Norms

Globalisation, the shift from manufacturing to services as a source of employment, and the spread of information-based systems and technologies have given birth to a new economy, which emphasises flexibility in the labour market and in employment relations. These changes have led to the erosion of the standard (industrial) employment relationship and an increase in precarious work - work which is poorly paid and insecure. Women perform a disproportionate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841136166
• ISBN13: 9781841136165
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"