Global Cities At Work - New Migrant Divisions of Labour (Paperback)

This book is about the people who always get taken for granted. The people who clean our offices and trains, care for our elders and change the sheets on the bed. "Global Cities at Work" draws on testimony collected from more than 800 foreign-born workers employed in low-paid jobs in London during the early years of the new century." Global Cities at Work" breaks new ground in linking London's new migrant division of labor to the twin processes of subcontracting and increased international migration that have been central to contemporary processes of globalization. "Global Cities at Work" raises the level of debate about migrant labor, encouraging policy-makers, journalists and social scientists to look behind the headlines. The book calls us to take a politically-informed geographical view of our urban labor markets and to prioritize the issue of working poverty and its implications for both unemployment and community cohesion.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	February 2010
Authors:	Jane Wills • Kavita Datta • Yara Evans • Joanna Herbert • Jon May • Cathy McIlwaine
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-2798-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7453-2798-2
Barcode:	9780745327983

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