9781509506507-1509506500-Precarious Lives: Job Insecurity and Well-Being in Rich Democracies

Precarious Lives: Job Insecurity and Well-Being in Rich Democracies

ISBN-13: 9781509506507
ISBN-10: 1509506500
Edition: 1
Author: Arne L. Kalleberg
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Polity
Format: Paperback 248 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781509506507
ISBN-10: 1509506500
Edition: 1
Author: Arne L. Kalleberg
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Polity
Format: Paperback 248 pages

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Precarious Lives: Job Insecurity and Well-Being in Rich Democracies (ISBN-13: 9781509506507 and ISBN-10: 1509506500), written by authors Arne L. Kalleberg, was published by Polity in 2018. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Comparative (Economics) books. You can easily purchase or rent Precarious Lives: Job Insecurity and Well-Being in Rich Democracies (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Comparative books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Employment relations in advanced, post-industrial democracies have become increasingly insecure and uncertain as the risks associated with work are being shifted from employers and governments to workers.

Arne L. Kalleberg examines the impact of the liberalization of labor markets and welfare systems on the growth of precarious work and job insecurity for indicators of well-being such as economic insecurity, the transition to adulthood, family formation, and happiness, in six advanced capitalist democracies: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Spain, and Denmark. This insightful cross-national analysis demonstrates how active labor market policies and generous social welfare systems can help to protect workers and give employers latitude as they seek to adapt to the rise of national and global competition and the rapidity of sweeping technological changes. Such policies thereby form elements of a new social contract that offers the potential for addressing many of the major challenges resulting from the rise of precarious work.

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