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

Contributor(s): Houseman, Susan N, 1956- | Osawa, Machiko | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2003Description: 513 p. : illSubject(s): Flextime -- Developed countries -- Congresses | Part-time employment -- Developed countries -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses | Temporary employment -- Developed countries -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses | Employment (Economic theory) -- CongressesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 331.25/72/091722 LOC classification: HD5109 | .N66 2003Online resources: Click to View
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.
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"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.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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