Working in the context of austerity : : challenges and struggles / / edited by Donna Baines and Ian Cunnningham.

• Superior document: Policy Press scholarship online
• TeilnehmendeR: Baines, Donna, 1960-; Cunningham, Ian,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Bristol University Press,, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Policy Press scholarship online.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 353 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Mar 2021).

Austerity was presented as the antidote to sluggish economies, but it has had far-reaching effects on jobs and employment conditions. With an international team of editors and authors from Europe, North America and Australia, this illuminating collection goes beyond a sole focus on public sector work and uniquely covers the impact of austerity on work across the private, public and voluntary spheres. Drawing on a range of perspectives, the book engages with the major debates surrounding austerity and neoliberalism, providing grounded analysis of the everyday experience of work and employment.

Table of Contents

14. Moral Projects and Compromise Resistance: Resisting Uncaring in Non-Profit Care Work -- 15. Austerity, Resistance and the Labour Movement -- 16. Afterword: Final Word and the Path Forward -- Is the Myth of Austerity Giving Way to the Myth of the Robots Taking the Jobs? -- Index -- Back cover

9. Austerity, Personalized Funding and the Degradation of Care Work: Comparing Scotland's Self-Directed Support Policy and Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme -- 10. The Rise of Managerialism in the US: Whither Worker Control? -- 11. Austerity and the Irish Non-Profit Voluntary and Community Sector -- Part IV: Alternatives and Resistance -- 12. 'The most striking progressive achievement in labor and employment policy'? The Scottish Living Wage in Social Care during Austerity -- 13. Legislation: A Double-Edged Sword in Union Resistance to Zero-Hours Work -- The Case of Ireland

4. Trends in Collective Bargaining, Wage Stagnation and Income Inequality under Austerity -- 5. Privatization, Hybridization and Resistance in Contemporary Care Work -- Part III: Case Studies of Austerity in the Private, Public and Nonprofit Sectors -- 6. Non-Citizenship at Work: Labour Flexibility Behind the Counter in Western Canada -- 7. What We Talk About When We Talk About Austerity: Social Policy, Public Management and Politics of Eldercare Funding in Canada and China -- 8. Public Sector Reform and Work Restructuring for Firefighters in Scotland

Front cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Understanding Austerity: Its Reach and Presence in the Changing Context of Work and Employment -- Part II: Trends and Themes -- 2. The Age of Increased Precarious Employment: Origins and Implications -- 3. Stepping Stone or Dead End? The Ambiguities of Platform-Mediated Domestic Work under Conditions of Austerity. Comparative Landscapes of Austerity and the Gig Economy: New York and Berlin