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El fin de la clase media

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La clase media creía en el futuro: confiaba en que si cumplía lo que se le había asignado el porvenir le sonreiría, que la madurez sería económicamente mejor que la juventud, que sus hijos vivirían mejor que ellos y que sus opciones vitales se ampliarían. Ahora es la clase del desencanto y de la indignación, porque sabe que su porvenir aparece oscuro: el mundo tejido por vidas estables, ... Read more

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This book focuses on zero hours and on-call work as an extreme form of casual and precarious employment. It includes country studies of the USA, Canada, Australia, the UK, New Zealand and Ireland, where there has been increasing concern about the prevalence of such work, and working time uncertainty, as well as varying levels of public policy debate on regulation. The book incorporates a ... Read more

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This book focuses on zero hours and on-call work as an extreme form of casual and precarious employment. It includes country studies of the USA, Canada, Australia, the UK, New Zealand and Ireland, where there has been increasing concern about the prevalence of such work, and working time uncertainty, as well as varying levels of public policy debate on regulation. The book incorporates a
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Onboarding

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New Frontiers of the Capability Approach

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For over three decades, the capability approach proposed and developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum has had a distinct impact on development theories and approaches because it goes beyond an economic conception of development and engages with the normative aspects of development. This book explores the new frontiers of the capability approach and its links to human development in three main ... Read more

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For over three decades, the capability approach proposed and developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum has had a distinct impact on development theories and approaches because it goes beyond an economic conception of development and engages with the normative aspects of development. This book explores the new frontiers of the capability approach and its links to human development in three main
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Chinese Migrant Workers and Employer Domination

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by Kaxton Siu ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book explores three major changes in the circumstances of the migrant working class in south China over the past three decades, from historical and comparative perspectives. It examines the rise of a male migrant working population in the export industries, a shift in material and social lives of migrant workers, and the emergence of a new non-coercive factory regime in the industries. By ... Read more

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This book explores three major changes in the circumstances of the migrant working class in south China over the past three decades, from historical and comparative perspectives. It examines the rise of a male migrant working population in the export industries, a shift in material and social lives of migrant workers, and the emergence of a new non-coercive factory regime in the industries. By
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Dirty Work

Concepts and Identities

Edited by R. Simpson, N. Slutskaya, P. Lewis, H. Höpfl ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book explores understandings and experiences of 'dirty work' – tasks or occupations that are seen as disgusting and degrading. It complicates the 'clean/dirty' divide in the context of organizations and work and illustrates some of the complex ways in which dirty work identities are managed. ... Read more

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This book explores understandings and experiences of 'dirty work' – tasks or occupations that are seen as disgusting and degrading. It complicates the 'clean/dirty' divide in the context of organizations and work and illustrates some of the complex ways in which dirty work identities are managed.
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Lost in Transition

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Lost in Transition tells the story of the 'lost generation' that came of age in Japan's deep economic recession in the 1990s. The book argues that Japan is in the midst of profound changes that have had an especially strong impact on the young generation. The country's renowned 'permanent employment system' has unraveled for young workers, only to be replaced by temporary and insecure forms of ... Read more

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Lost in Transition tells the story of the 'lost generation' that came of age in Japan's deep economic recession in the 1990s. The book argues that Japan is in the midst of profound changes that have had an especially strong impact on the young generation. The country's renowned 'permanent employment system' has unraveled for young workers, only to be replaced by temporary and insecure forms of
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Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 34, No. 3

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This study examines the process of unionizing domestic workers in Lebanon, highlighting the potentialities as well as the obstacles confronting it, and looks at the multiple power relations involved through axes of class, gender, race, and nationality. The author situates this struggle within the larger scene of the labor union 'movement' in the country, and discusses the contribution of women's
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Women in the Metaverse. Stories of women who inspire women

Stories of women who inspire women

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"Women in the metaverse" aims at promoting female empowerment through the stories of twelve women who, passionate about technology, have chosen unconventional careers in the STEM field, incorporating extended reality into their professions and exploring immersive worlds.Within the metaverse, a female universe is portrayed, with unique and intense lives filled with challenges, joy, and great ... Read more

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"Women in the metaverse" aims at promoting female empowerment through the stories of twelve women who, passionate about technology, have chosen unconventional careers in the STEM field, incorporating extended reality into their professions and exploring immersive worlds.Within the metaverse, a female universe is portrayed, with unique and intense lives filled with challenges, joy, and great
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Le plein-emploi, le travail et le salaire

CONSTRUIRE DANS LE TRAVAIL SANS DETRUIRE

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Le plein-emploi est un levier de non dispute des richesses de la terre dans leurs inégales répartitions entre les pauvres et les riches afin de permettre le développement du potentiel humain. Le plein-emploi est une implantation du nouveau monde économique dans la reforme du contrat de travail, la reforme du salaire et la reforme de l'entreprise. C'est un dépassement du capitalisme, du socialisme ... Read more

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