Market, Class, and Employment [electronic resource].
McGovern, Patrick.
Hill, Stephen.
Mills, Colin.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2007.
Drawing on a range of employee and employer surveys, this ambitious study presents a comprehensive examination of the conditions, attitudes, and experiences of British employees over the last twenty years. Based on the 'Future of Work' research programme this book will shape our understanding of employment in Britain for the foreseeable future. - ;Much of the received wisdom about the world of work emphasizes the marketization of the employment relationship; the decline of class-based forms of inequality, and the individualization of employment relations. Non-standard forms of employment, the 
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Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Glossary of Acronyms; A; B; C; E; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; S; U; W; 1. The changing economy of work; 2. The marketization of the employment relationship?; 3. Inequality at work; 4. Representation, participation, and individualism; 5. Overwork and market discipline; 6. Bureaucratic discipline and overwork; 7. The family challenge; 8. Unequal jobs: job quality and job satisfaction; 9. Conclusions; References; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P
QR; S; T; U; V; W
Drawing on a range of employee and employer surveys, this ambitious study presents a comprehensive examination of the conditions, attitudes, and experiences of British employees over the last twenty years. Based on the 'Future of Work' research programme this book will shape our understanding of employment in Britain for the foreseeable future. - ;Much of the received wisdom about the world of work emphasizes the marketization of the employment relationship; the decline of class-based forms of inequality, and the individualization of employment relations. Non-standard forms of employment, the 
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Industrial relations.
Labor.
Labor market.
Work.
Work environment.
Labor & Workers' Economics
Business & Economics