This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley. It provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations. * Contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley. * Provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations. * Examines the increasingly important role of labor market intermediaries. * Shows that some workers clearly thrive in this vibrant context, but many face high levels of insecurity admist growing inquality.
- ISBN13 9780470706206
- Publish Date 9 June 2008 (first published 30 August 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
- Format eBook
- Pages 312
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com