Front cover image for Contingent work, disrupted lives : labour and community in the new rural economy

Contingent work, disrupted lives : labour and community in the new rural economy

"Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives examines the effects of economic globalization on several manufacturing-dependent rural communities in Canada. In looking at such contemporary corporate strategies as plant closures and downsizing, authors Anthony Winson and Belinda Leach consider the impact of capitalist restructuring on the residents of various communities. The authors argue that the new rural economy has caused considerable instability and hardship in the lives of rural residents as they struggle to adapt in the face of economic upheaval."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2002
University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2002
vii, 224 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
9780802035547, 9780802084262, 080203554X, 0802084265
49512544
Acknowledgmentsvii
Map
ix
Introduction
3(10)
The Global and the Local: Understanding Globalization through Community Research
13(32)
Community Sketches, History, and Method
45(28)
The New Rural Economy and the Shape of Restructuring
73(26)
Skidding into the Contingent Work World
99(20)
`Forget All Your Dreams and Good Luck with Your Life': Lay-Off and the New Reality of Contingent Labour
119(36)
Economic Diversity, Sustainability, and Manufacturing Communities
155(19)
Some Concluding Thoughts
174(13)
Notes187(14)
Glossary201(4)
References205(16)
Index221