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Regulating flexibility: the political economy of employment standards

Regulating flexibility: the political economy of employment standards

Regulating flexibility: the political economy of employment standards

Law of America > Law of Canada > Federal law. Common and collective provincial law Individual provinces and territories > Social law and legislation > Labor law > Labor standards > Employment and dismissal > General

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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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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. '''

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