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
Short Description
1 online resource (VIII, 248 pages)
Purpose and Intended Audience
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