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Working Poverty in Europe / edited by N. Fraser, R. Gutierrez, R. Pena-Casas.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Work and Welfare in Europe, 2947-4132
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comparative government.
- Labor economics.
- Industrial sociology.
- Social service.
- Economics--Sociological aspects.
- Economics.
- Social structure.
- Equality.
- Comparative Politics.
- Labor Economics.
- Sociology of Work.
- Social Care.
- Economic Sociology.
- Social Structure.
- Local Subjects:
- Comparative Politics.
- Labor Economics.
- Sociology of Work.
- Social Care.
- Economic Sociology.
- Social Structure.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (363 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2011.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Comparative chapters
- pt. 2. Country chapters
- pt. 3. Cross-cutting themes.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613210036
- 9781283210034
- 1283210037
- 9780230318687
- 0230318681
- 9780230307599
- 0230307590
- OCLC:
- 745865959
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