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The Reemergence of Self-Employment: A Comparative Study of Self-Employment Dynamics and Social Inequality
Richard Arum (Ed.)
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Description for The Reemergence of Self-Employment: A Comparative Study of Self-Employment Dynamics and Social Inequality
Paperback. Editor(s): Arum, Richard; Mueller, Walter. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
This book presents results of a cross-national research project on self-employment in eleven advanced economies and demonstrates how and why the practice is reemerging in modern societies. While traditional forms of self-employment, such as skilled crafts work and shop keeping, are in decline, they are being replaced by self-employment in both professional and unskilled occupations. Differences in self-employment across societies depend on the extent to which labor markets are regulated and the degree to which intergenerational family relationships are a primary factor structuring social organization. For each of the eleven countries analyzed, the book highlights the extent to which social ... Read more
This book presents results of a cross-national research project on self-employment in eleven advanced economies and demonstrates how and why the practice is reemerging in modern societies. While traditional forms of self-employment, such as skilled crafts work and shop keeping, are in decline, they are being replaced by self-employment in both professional and unskilled occupations. Differences in self-employment across societies depend on the extent to which labor markets are regulated and the degree to which intergenerational family relationships are a primary factor structuring social organization. For each of the eleven countries analyzed, the book highlights the extent to which social ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691117577
SKU
V9780691117577
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99-1
About Richard Arum (Ed.)
Richard Arum is Associate Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Professions, at New York University. Walter Muller is Professor of Sociology at the University of Mannheim and Director of the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research.
Reviews for The Reemergence of Self-Employment: A Comparative Study of Self-Employment Dynamics and Social Inequality
"Inspired and impressive. This will become the standard work on its topic."—John Goldthorpe, Nuffield College, Oxford University