Working in the Context of Austerity: Challenges and Struggles by Jill Rubery (En

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Drawing on a range of perspectives, this international collection goes beyond a sole focus on public sector work to uniquely cover the impact of austerity on work across the private, public and voluntary spheres.

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A unique and comprehensive cover on the impact of austerity in private, public and non-profit sectors.Austerity was presented as the antidote to sluggish economies, but it has had far-reaching effects on jobs and employment conditions. With an international team of editors and authors from Europe, North America and Australia, this illuminating collection goes beyond a sole focus on public sector work and uniquely covers the impact of austerity on work across the private, public and voluntary spheres.Drawing on a range of perspectives, the book engages with the major debates surrounding austerity and neoliberalism, providing a grounded analysis of the everyday experience of work and employment.

Author Biography

Donna Baines is Director and Professor of Social Work at the University of British Columbia.Ian Cunningham is Head of Department and Professor of Human Resource Management at the University of Strathclyde.

Table of Contents

PART I: IntroductionUnderstanding Austerity: Its Reach and Presence in the Changing Context of Work and Employment ~ Donna Baines and Ian CunninghamPART II: Trends and ThemesThe Age of Increased Precarious Employment: Origins and Implications ~ Wayne LewchukStepping Stone or Dead End? The Ambiguities of Platform-Mediated Domestic Work under Conditions of Austerity. Comparative Landscapes of Austerity and the Gig Economy: New York and Berlin ~ Niels van DoornTrends in Collective Bargaining, Wage Stagnation and Income Inequality under Austerity ~ Ian Cunningham and Philip JamesPrivatization, Hybridization and Resistance in Contemporary Care Work ~ Pat Armstrong and Donna BainesPART III: Case Studies of Austerity in the Private, Public and Nonprofit SectorsNon-Citizenship at Work: Labour Flexibility Behind the Counter in Western Canada ~ Geraldina PolancoWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Austerity: Social Policy, Public Management and Politics of Eldercare Funding in Canada and China ~ Kendra Strauss and Feng XuPublic Sector Reform and Work Restructuring for Firefighters in Scotland ~ Eva Jendro and Dora ScholariosAusterity, Personalized Funding and the Degradation of Care Work: Comparing Scotland's Self-Directed Support Policy and Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme ~ Donna Baines and Doug YoungThe Rise of Managerialism in the US: Whither Worker Control? ~ Mimi Abramovitz and Jennifer ZelnickAusterity and the Irish Non-Profit Voluntary and Community Sector ~ Pauric O'RourkePART IV: Alternatives and Resistance'The most striking progressive achievement in labor and employment policy'? The Scottish Living Wage in Social Care during Austerity ~ Alina M. BaluchLegislation: A Double-Edged Sword in Union Resistance to Zero-Hours Work – The Case of Ireland ~ Juliette MacMahon, Lorraine Ryan, Michelle O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lavelle, Caroline Murphy, Mike O'Brien, Tom Turner and Patrick GunnigleMoral Projects and Compromise Resistance: Resisting Uncaring in Non-Profit Care Work ~ Donna BainesAusterity, Resistance and the Labour Movement ~ Helen Blakely and Steve DaviesAfterword: Final Word and the Path Forward – Is the Myth of Austerity Giving Way to Myth of the Robots Taking the Jobs? ~ Jill Rubery

Review

"A judicious combination of thematic pieces and case studies, this book sheds new light on key trends in work and employment, refracted through the wider lens of austerity. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in the contemporary workplace." Paul Thompson, University of Stirling"A superb collection analysing what happens when austerity hits. The lived experiences and consequences of privatisation, precariousness and wage suppression are highlighted amid possibilities of resistance and alternatives." Stephen McBride, McMaster University

Long Description

Austerity was presented as the antidote to sluggish economies, but it has had far-reaching effects on jobs and employment conditions. With an international team of editors and authors from Europe, North America and Australia this illuminating collection goes beyond a sole focus on public sector work and uniquely covers the impact of austerity on work across the private, public and voluntary spheres. Drawing on a range of perspectives, the book engages with the major debates surrounding austerity and neoliberalism, providing grounded analysis of the everyday experience of work and employment.

Review Quote

"This book offers a panoramic overview of a multi-level, grim struggle to apply one-size-fits nobody templates to organisations, tasks, and ultimately people... It is a highly informative and insightful collection that deserves a wide readership." Michael Keaney, British Journal of Industrial Relations

Feature

A truly International group of editors and contributors;Growing area of interest; no other book is organised around the topic of work, employment and austerity;Uniquely covers the impact of austerity on work and employment across private, public and non-profit sectors, as opposed to a sole focus on public sector work.

Details ISBN152920867X Short Title Working in the Context of Austerity Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 152920867X ISBN-13 9781529208672 Format Hardcover Subtitle Challenges and Struggles Edited by Cunningham, Ian DEWEY 331.2 Pages 364 UK Release Date 2020-11-09 Imprint Bristol University Press Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 14 Tables, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white NZ Release Date 2020-11-09 Author Lorraine Ryan Publisher Bristol University Press Publication Date 2020-11-09 Alternative 9781529208689 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2020-12-14 Edition Description Abridged edition We've got this

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