Work-place: the social regulation of labor markets

Challenging the prevailing idea that labor markets are governed by universal economic processes, this significant work argues instead that labor markets develop in tandem with social and political institutions, and thus function in locally specific ways. Focusing on the complex social processes that...

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Main Author: Peck, Jamie 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Guilford Press 1996
Series:Perspectives on economic change
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Summary:Challenging the prevailing idea that labor markets are governed by universal economic processes, this significant work argues instead that labor markets develop in tandem with social and political institutions, and thus function in locally specific ways. Focusing on the complex social processes that lie at the heart of the labor market, the author offers a provocative new perspective and proposes new ways of conducting research in the area.
Physical Description:XVI, 320 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:1572300434
1572300442

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