
The Servant Problem
Domestic Employment in a Global Economy
Rosie Cox(Author)
I.B. Tauris (Publisher)
Published on 27. January 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-85043-620-1 (ISBN)
Description
There are now more servants in Britain than in Victorian times. This explosion in paid domestic employment is part of a global trend. Women from countries such as the Philippines take on domestic jobs in order to support families at home, whilst students from Eastern Europe, the EU and Brazil work as au pairs in order to study English and improve their employment prospects. Rosie Cox's timely new work examines the reality of paid domestic labour in Britain today and explores the global trends that sustain this growth of domestic employment. She shows how the economy depends on women working outside the home, how it is the employment of domestic workers that helps make this possible and examines the experiences of both employers and employees who have joined this new global labour market.
Reviews / Votes
'The Servant Problem will change your idea of what a servant is, where they come from and why Britain's informal economy is thriving at the expense of the marginalised and silent. This is an eye-opening study.' - Tribune 'Cox is right to seek to prick our consciences, right to draw attention to and right to force debate.' - Kate Green, Chartist 'A good and timely read: It shows how a world which many thought had vanished into history is still flourishing under our very noses.'- New InternationalistMore details
Edition
Annotated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Annotated edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85043-620-1 (9781850436201)
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I.B. Tauris
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Person
Rosie Cox is Lecturer in London Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London. She has a long-standing interest in domestic employment, in particular the growth of domestic employment in London and how this relates to its place as a world city.