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E-book
Work in the New Economy: Flexible Labor Markets in Silicon ValleyISBN: 978-0-470-69541-8
E-book
312 pages
April 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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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.



