Benner, Chris
Work in the New Economy: Flexible Labor Markets in Silicon Valley
This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley. It provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations.
- Contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley.
- Provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations.
- Examines the increasingly important role of labor market intermediaries.
- Shows that some workers clearly thrive in this vibrant context, but many face high levels of insecurity admist growing inquality.
- Author(s)
- Benner, Chris
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2003
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 312 pages
- Category
- Society
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780470695418
- Printed ISBN
- 9780631232506