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Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy Ser.: Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives : Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy by Belinda Leach and Anthony Winson (2002, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press

ISBN-10080203554X

ISBN-139780802035547

eBay Product ID (ePID)12038752800

Product Key Features

Number of Pages277 Pages

Publication NameContingent Work, Disrupted Lives : Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPublic Policy / General, Industries / General, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Globalization, Economic Conditions, Sociology / Rural

Publication Year2002

TypeTextbook

AuthorBelinda Leach, Anthony Winson

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics

SeriesStudies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight17.2 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2003-544784

Grade FromCollege Freshman

IllustratedYes

SynopsisContingent 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., 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.

LC Classification NumberHD8106.5.W56 2002