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

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

This discerning book provides a wide-ranging comparative analysis of the legal and social policy challenges posed by the spread of different forms of precarious