Market, class, and employment / Patrick McGovern ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McGovern, Patrick, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial relations--Great Britain.

Industrial relations.

Work--Great Britain.

Work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on a range of employee and employer surveys, this ambitious study presents a comprehensive examination of the conditions, attitudes, and experiences of British employees over the last twenty years. Based on the 'Future of Work' research programme this book will shape our understanding of employment in Britain for the foreseeable future. - ;Much of the received wisdom about the world of work emphasizes the marketization of the employment relationship; the decline of class-based forms of inequality, and the individualization of employment relations. Non-standard forms of employment, the

Contents:

The changing economy of work

The marketization of the employment relationship?

Inequality at work

Representation, participation, and individualism

Overwork and market discipline

Bureaucratic discipline and overwork

The family challenge

Unequal jobs : job quality and job satisfaction

Conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-319) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-14922-5

0-19-152667-3

1-4356-1394-5

OCLC:

476243041