Interrogating the New Economy
Restructuring Work in the 21st Century
Published on 21. December 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-4426-0055-3 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of original essays investigates the social, political, and economic transformations associated with the emergence of the so-called new economy, and their impact on the organization of work within Canada. Essays in the book discuss the ways in which new management strategies, new communication technologies, and efforts to revitalize the labour movement have transformed the Canadian workplace. Focusing on changes in work organization, individuals' expectations regarding work, and the institutional support provided for workers and their families, the text constructs a critical analysis of the "new economy" in order to identify both the potential for quality work experiences and the ways in which the organization of work remains a profound social problem.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-0055-3 (9781442600553)
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Persons
Norene J. Pupo is Director of the Centre for Research on Work and Society (CRWS) at York University. She is the author of many books on the sociology of work, including The Part-Time Paradox (McClelland & Stewart, 1992) and Few Choices: Women, Work and Family (Garamond, 1989).
Mark P. Thomas is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at York University.
Mark P. Thomas is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at York University.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Work in the New Economy: Critical Reflections, Norene Pupo and Mark Thomas
Part I. Changing Structures and Processes in the New Economy
1. The "New Economy" and Capitalism Today, Greg Albo
2. Work, Welfare, and the New Economy: The Commodification of Everything, Dave Broad and Garson Hunter
3. Restructuring Work and Labour Markets in the New Economy: Four Processes, Wallace Clement, Sophie Mathieu, Steven Prus, and Emre Uckardesler
4. Global Restructuring of Value Chains and Class Issues, Ursula Huws and Simone Dahlmann
Part II. Transformations in Work and Labour Processes
5. Labour Casualization in the Public Sector, Jane Stinson
6. Dialling for Service: Transforming the Public-Sector Workplace in Canada, Norene Pupo and Andrea Noack
7. Student Workers and the "New Economy" of Mid-Sized Cities: The Cases of Peterborough and Kingston, Ontario, Steven Tufts and John Holmes
8. Labour Migration and Temporary Work: Canada's Foreign Worker Programs in the "New Economy," Mark Thomas
9. Scripting Taste, Marking Distinction: Wine Tourism and Post-Fordist Restructuring in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Luis L.M. Aguiar and Tina Marten
10. Regeneration among Coal-Mining Communities in Canada and UK: The Role of Culture, Larry Haiven
Part III. Unions and Forms of Resistance
11. Militancy and Resistance in the New Economy, Linda Briskin
12. Labour Fragmentation and New Forms of Organizing and Bargaining in the Service Sector, Dale Clark and Rosemary Warskett
Glossary of Terms
Notes on Contributors
References
Introduction: Work in the New Economy: Critical Reflections, Norene Pupo and Mark Thomas
Part I. Changing Structures and Processes in the New Economy
1. The "New Economy" and Capitalism Today, Greg Albo
2. Work, Welfare, and the New Economy: The Commodification of Everything, Dave Broad and Garson Hunter
3. Restructuring Work and Labour Markets in the New Economy: Four Processes, Wallace Clement, Sophie Mathieu, Steven Prus, and Emre Uckardesler
4. Global Restructuring of Value Chains and Class Issues, Ursula Huws and Simone Dahlmann
Part II. Transformations in Work and Labour Processes
5. Labour Casualization in the Public Sector, Jane Stinson
6. Dialling for Service: Transforming the Public-Sector Workplace in Canada, Norene Pupo and Andrea Noack
7. Student Workers and the "New Economy" of Mid-Sized Cities: The Cases of Peterborough and Kingston, Ontario, Steven Tufts and John Holmes
8. Labour Migration and Temporary Work: Canada's Foreign Worker Programs in the "New Economy," Mark Thomas
9. Scripting Taste, Marking Distinction: Wine Tourism and Post-Fordist Restructuring in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Luis L.M. Aguiar and Tina Marten
10. Regeneration among Coal-Mining Communities in Canada and UK: The Role of Culture, Larry Haiven
Part III. Unions and Forms of Resistance
11. Militancy and Resistance in the New Economy, Linda Briskin
12. Labour Fragmentation and New Forms of Organizing and Bargaining in the Service Sector, Dale Clark and Rosemary Warskett
Glossary of Terms
Notes on Contributors
References