
Temporary Work
The Gendered Rise of a Precarious Employment Relationship
Leah Faith Vosko(Author)
University of Toronto Press
Will be published approx. on 1. September 2000
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-8020-4792-2 (ISBN)
Description
The first in-depth analysis of temporary work in Canada, Leah F. Vosko's important new book examines a number of important trends, including the commodification of labour power; the decline of the full-time, full-year job as a norm; and the gendered character of prevailing employment relationships. Spanning the period from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century, Temporary Work traces the evolution of the temporary employment relationship in Canada and places it in an international context. It explores how, and to what extent, 'temporary work' is becoming a norm for a diverse group of workers in the labour market, taking gender as a central lens of analysis.
Recent scholarship emphasizes that the nature of work is changing, citing the spread of non-standard forms of employment and the rise in women's participation in the labour force. Vosko confirms that important changes are indeed taking place in the labour market, but argues that these changes are best understood in historical, economic and political contexts. This book will be invaluable to academics in a variety of disciplines as well as to policy analysts and practitioners.
Recent scholarship emphasizes that the nature of work is changing, citing the spread of non-standard forms of employment and the rise in women's participation in the labour force. Vosko confirms that important changes are indeed taking place in the labour market, but argues that these changes are best understood in historical, economic and political contexts. This book will be invaluable to academics in a variety of disciplines as well as to policy analysts and practitioners.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8020-4792-2 (9780802047922)
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Person
Leah F. Vosko is a professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in the Political Economy of Gender & Work at York University.
Content
By Leah Faith Vosko