Chris Benner: Work in the New Economy: Flexible Labor Markets in Silicon Valley (2002)

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.

Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, 2002
ISBN 0631232508, 9780631232506
293 pages

Keywords and phrases
Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County, flexible labor markets, information technology, electronic manufacturing services, systems administrators, professional employer organizations, social networks, communities of practice, stock options, information economy, Hewlett Packard, Graphic Artists Guild, Mike Curran, USENIX, outsourcing, World Wide Web, AFL-CIO, JTPA, Solectron

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