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This volume presents original theory and research on precarious work in various parts of the world, identifying its social, political and economic origins, its

Since the 1970s the long term decline in self-employment has slowed – and even reversed in some countries – and the prospect of ‘being your own boss’ is

This volume includes contributions which discuss: work and identity, including the experiences of actors and teachers; authority and control at work, including

This discerning book provides a wide-ranging comparative analysis of the legal and social policy challenges posed by the spread of different forms of precarious

The economic boom of the 1990s veiled a grim reality: in addition to the growing gap between rich and poor, the gap between good and bad quality jobs was also e