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This book aims to explore the social and cultural issues within the economic changes that have given rise to service work. Written by specialists in their respe

NEW EDITION WITH ADDITIONAL INTRODUCTION AND END NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR Why, years after the banking crisis, is the global economy still mired in recession and bu

Examines contemporary trends in employment and unemployment, in hours of work, and in the nature of jobs and proposes strategic options for organized labor in t

Employers demand more of employees’ time while leaving the important things in life—health, family—for workers to take care of on their own time and dime.

This volume expands on the standard economic framework of 'global economy' by looking at the way in which economic life is framed by society and social relation