Regulating flexibility: the political economy of employment standards

Regulating flexibility: the political economy of employment standards

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Edition Details

• Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Mark P. Thomas
• Language: English
• Jurisdiction(s): Québec (Province)
• Publication Information: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2009
• Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books
• Material: Document, Internet resource
• Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
• Permalink: https://books.lawi.ca/regulating-flexibility-the-political-economy-of-employment-standards/ (Stable identifier)

Additional Format

Print version: Thomas, Mark P. (Mark Preston), 1969- Regulating flexibility. Montreal ; Ithaca, NY: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2009 (DLC) 2009499201 (OCoLC)352753648

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1 online resource (VIII, 248 pages)

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Useful for students learning an area of law, Regulating flexibility: the political economy of employment standards is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

• Responsable Person: Mark P. Thomas.
• Publication Date: 2009
• Copyright Date: 2009
• Location: Montreal Que.
• Country/State: Québec (Province)
• Number of Editions: 9 editions
• First edition Date: 2009
• Last edition Date: 2009
• Languages: English
• Library of Congress Code: KE3247
• Dewey Code: 344.7101
• ISBN: 9780773576766 0773576762
• OCLC: 713186579

Main Contents

“Labour flexibility” and the political economy of employment standards
The origins of flexible employment standards
Recessions, reforms, and labour market transformation, 1970s-1990s
Back to the sixty-hour work week : flexible employment standards for the “new economy”
Working for better standards? Labour market regulation in a global economy.

Summary Note

With a focus on the role of neoliberal labour market policies in promoting 'flexible' employment standards legislation – particularly in the areas of minimum wages and working time, the author argues that shifts toward 'flexible' legislation have played a central role in producing patterns of labour market inequality. '''

Structured Subjects (Headings):

• Canada
• Labor laws and legislation
• Labor laws and legislation–Social aspects
• Manpower policy
• Manpower policy–Canada

Unstructured Subjects (Headings):

• Canada

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