Nonstandard work in developed economies

Nonstandard work in developed economies causes and consequences / [electronic resource] : Susan Houseman and Machiko Osawa, editors. - Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2003. - 513 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

"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.


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Flextime--Developed countries--Congresses.
Part-time employment--Cross-cultural studies--Developed countries--Congresses.
Temporary employment--Cross-cultural studies--Developed countries--Congresses.
Employment (Economic theory)--Congresses.


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