Working in the context of austerity : : challenges and struggles /

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

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 wor...

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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).
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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

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