The Shadow Workforce: Perspectives on Contingent Work in the United States, Japan, and Europe
- ISBN-10
- 0880992891
- ISBN-13
- 9780880992893
- Category
- Contracting out
- Pages
- 349
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- W.E. Upjohn Institute
- Author
- Sandra E. Gleason
Description
This book provides an overview of the facts and issues of nonstandard employment in the countries where this labor market phenomenon has been most studied: the United States, Japan, and the European Union
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