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Winson, Anthony; Leach, Belinda - Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy - 9780802035547 - V9780802035547
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Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy

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Description for Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy hardcover. The new rural economy involves a fundamental shift in the stability and security of people's lives and ultimately causes wrenching change and an arduous struggle as rural dwellers struggle to rebuild their lives in the new economic terrain. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 charts, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JFSF; JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.

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.

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Winner of the John Porter Prize for 2003, awarded by the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802035547
SKU
V9780802035547
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Winson, Anthony; Leach, Belinda
Belinda Leach is a professor and associate dean (research) in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph. Anthony Winson is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph.

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