Dualisation of Part-Time Work - (Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy) (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book brings together leading international authors from a number of fields to provide an up to date understanding of part-time work at national, sector, industry and workplace levels.

Book Synopsis

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This book brings together leading international authors from a number of fields to provide an up-to-date understanding of part-time work at national, sector, industry and workplace levels. The contributors critically examine part-time employment in different institutional settings across Europe, the USA, Australia and Korea.

This analysis serves as a prism to investigate wider trends, particularly in female employment, including the continued increase in part-time work and processes that are increasingly creating dualisation and inequality between 'good' and 'bad' jobs.

Review Quotes

"This rich collection, with contributions from leading scholars, broadens our understanding of part-time work in contemporary labour markets. The study of the politics of part-time work - at different levels and in a wide range of countries and its consequences for the quality of work and work-life balance - offers an invaluable contribution to scholars and students in the field."-- "Anne Lise Ellingsæter, University of Oslo"

About the Author

Heidi Nicolaisen is a Researcher at the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway.

Hanne Kavli is Senior Researcher at the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway.

Ragnhild Steen Jensen is a Researcher at the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway.