Employability and the rise of the no-wage economy: resistance to unpaid work in the United Kingdom

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Employability and the rise of the no-wage economy: resistance to unpaid work in the United Kingdom

Employability has become a new buzzword of the 21st century. It advocates that to keep oneself attractive - through lifelong learning and the continuous acquisition of skills - protects oneself from the vulnerabilities of the labour market. The purpose of this PhD project is twofold: First, I invest...

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Main Author:	Weghmann, Vera
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	employability no-wage economy labour movement unpaid labour labor economic conditions britain uk united kingdom
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50869/

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