Nonstandard work in developed economies : causes and consequences / Susan Houseman and Machiko Osawa, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Houseman, Susan N., 1956-

Ōsawa, Machiko.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flextime--Developed countries--Congresses.

Flextime.

Part-time employment--Developed countries--Cross-cultural studies--Congresses.

Part-time employment.

Temporary employment--Developed countries--Cross-cultural studies--Congresses.

Temporary employment.

Employment (Economic theory)--Congresses.

Employment (Economic theory).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (525 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Introduction

The change in work arrangements in Denmark and Germany

Regulatory convergence?

Nonstandard work in Italy and Spain

Nonstandard work arrangements in France and the United States

The growth of nonstandard employment in Japan and the United States

Employment choices and pay differences between nonstandard and stand work in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden

Standard and nonstandard work arrangements, pay difference, and choice of work by Japanese mothers

Work arrangements among women in the United States

In search of a new framework for flexibility

Nonstandard work arrangements in Japan and the United States

Work attitudes and nonstandard work arrangements in the United States, Japan, and Europe.

Notes:

"These papers were originally presented at a conference sponsored by the Japan Foundation and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in August 2000"--Introd.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4175-0532-X

OCLC:

228121378