Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rural EconomyUniversity of Toronto Press, 2002 M11 23 - 192 páginas Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives examines the repercussions of economic globalization on several manufacturing-dependent rural communities in Canada. Foregrounding a distinct interest in the 'grassroots' effects of such contemporary corporate strategies as plant closures and downsizing, authors Anthony Winson and Belinda Leach consider the impact of this restructuring on the residents of various communities. The authors argue that the new rural economy involves a fundamental shift in the stability and security of people's lives and, ultimately, it causes wrenching change and an arduous struggle as rural dwellers struggle to rebuild their lives in the new economic terrain. Beginning with broader theoretical and empirical literature on global changes in the economy and the effects of these changes on labour, the text then focuses exploration on manufacturing in Ontario with an analysis of five community case studies. Winson and Leach give considerable attention to the testimony of numerous residents; they report on in-depth interviews with key respondents and blue-collar workers in five separate communities, ranging from diverse manufacturing towns to single-industry settlements. The result is an intimate contextual knowledge of the workers' lives and their attempts to adapt to the tumultuous economic terrain of 1990s rural Canada. Winner of the John Porter Prize for 2003, awarded by the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association. |
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... benefits . Older workers , particularly men and the less - educated , were especially disadvantaged . Moreover , it has been common for workers to experience a decline in the quality of life on the job , typically as a result of less ...
... benefits provided by economic diversity , using quantitative measures of employment stability , not so much attention is paid to the quality of employment that local econo- mies provide . Is it possible that a single industry resource ...
... benefits hoped for materializing , and if so , are they widely available , or captured by just a few ? How are rural communities likely to stand up to the new environment created by this agenda ? What are their specific weaknesses , and ...
... lay - off , and details of employment - related benefits . Most people were willing to supply that information . We also asked how workers had been treated by unions and company management , 48 Contingent Work , Disrupted Lives.
... benefits package. It also provided female blue-collar labourers with a rare opportunity to access semi-skilled and skilled employment in the community and the incomes that such work provides. It was a real loss to the community, then ...
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The New Rural Economy and the Shape of Restructuring | 73 |
Skidding into the Contingent Work World | 113 |
Economic Diversity Sustainability | 155 |
Some Concluding Thoughts | 174 |
Notes | 187 |
Glossary | 201 |
Index | 221 |
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