Formal and Informal Work: The Hidden Work Regime in Europe (Routledge Advances in Sociology)
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- Synopsis
- Informal work – family care, voluntary work, and undeclared or unregulated work – is a critical form of labor in today’s economy, yet remains underanalyzed and examined. This volume develops a comprehensive conceptual framework of informal work and analyses systematically the relationship of formal and informal work. Using a coherent theoretical and methodological approach, this volume explores informal and formal work in six countries and contributes to our empirical knowledge of informal work and its different interrelations with formal work in various societies. A landmark study in the analysis of work, the book demonstrates how the relationship of formal and informal work is developing, how this can be explained in the specific context of the arrangement of work and welfare, and in which ways informal work possibly contributes to social integration and social cohesion.
- Copyright:
- 2009
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781135924645
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780203881392, 9780415647861, 9780415647861, 9780415964692, 9780415964692
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 03/28/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Taylor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Birgit Pfau-Effinger
- Edited by:
- Lluis Flaquer
- Edited by:
- Per H. Jensen
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