Formal and Informal Work: The Hidden Work Regime in Europe (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

ISBN 10: 041564786X / ISBN 13: 9780415647861

Published by Routledge, 2012

About this Item

Informal work - family care, voluntary work, and undeclared or unregulated work - is a critical form of labor in today's economy, yet it remains underanalyzed and examined. This volume develops a comprehensive conceptual framework of informal work and analyses systematically the relationship of formal and informal work. Editor(s): Pfau-Effinger, Birgit; Flaquer, Lluis; Jensen, Per H. Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 39 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 385. . 2012. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Formal and Informal Work: The Hidden Work Regime in Europe (Routledge Advances in Sociology)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041564786X
• ISBN 13: 9780415647861
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Informal work - family care, voluntary work, and undeclared or unregulated work - is a critical form of labor in today's economy, yet it remains underanalyzed and examined. This volume develops a comprehensive conceptual framework of informal work and analyses systematically the relationship of formal and informal work.

About the Author

Birgit Pfau-Effinger is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hamburg.

Lluis Flaquer is Professor of Sociology at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.

Per H. Jensen is Professor of Sociology at Aalborg University.