This volume presents original theory and research on precarious work in various parts of the world, identifying its social, political and economic origins, its

This volume includes contributions which discuss: work and identity, including the experiences of actors and teachers; authority and control at work, including

Why do some European welfare states protect unemployed and inadequately employed workers ("outsiders") from economic uncertainty better than others? Philip Rath

The economic boom of the 1990s veiled a grim reality: in addition to the growing gap between rich and poor, the gap between good and bad quality jobs was also e

Since the 1970s the long term decline in self-employment has slowed – and even reversed in some countries – and the prospect of ‘being your own boss’ is