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Work-place : the social regulation of labor markets / Jamie Peck

Main Author Peck, Jamie, 1962- Publication New York : The Guilford Press, cop. 1996 Description 320 p. ; 23 cm ISBN 1572300442 Abstract This book challenges the prevailing idea that labor markets are governed by universal economic processes. The author argues instead that labor markets develop in tandem with social and political institutions, and thus function in locally specific ways. Drawing on a critical reading of segmentation and regulation theory, the book examines ways that the spatially uneven development of labor markets affects work structure, job security, and labor relations in different regions. Peck integrates labor market theory with empirical case studies, laying the theoretical groundwork.. Topical name Políticas sociais
Trabalho - políticas
Geographical name Mercado de trabalho CDU 331.5=111
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Monografia Biblioteca Municipal de Ponte de Lima
D - 52.5.34 Available Oferta de Lucília Oliveira E00601164514

This book challenges the prevailing idea that labor markets are governed by universal economic processes. The author argues instead that labor markets develop in tandem with social and political institutions, and thus function in locally specific ways. Drawing on a critical reading of segmentation and regulation theory, the book examines ways that the spatially uneven development of labor markets affects work structure, job security, and labor relations in different regions. Peck integrates labor market theory with empirical case studies, laying the theoretical groundwork..

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