Precarious enterprise on the margins : work, poverty and homelessness in the city /

This book explores the contemporary conditions of marginal work within the context of persistent unemployment, poverty, and homelessness in wealthy nations. Drawing from research concerning three cities--Melbourne, San Francisco, and London--Jessica Gerrard offers a rich account of one of the most p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gerrard, Jessica (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
Temas:
Urban poor.
Marginality, Social.
Work.
Labor.
Pauvres en milieu urbain.
Travail.
labor.
Adult education, continuous learning.
Development studies.
Sociology: work & labour.
Entrepreneurship.
Social issues & processes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Labor
Marginality, Social
Urban poor
Work
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction: Work, Poverty, and Capitalism
  • 2. Marginality Reconsidered
  • 3. Homeless Street Press: Historical and Contemporary Connections
  • 4. Time is Money
  • 5. Being Productive: Working, Not Begging
  • 6. Learning to Entrepreneurially Labour
  • 7. Working in Public: Value, Exchange, and Performance
  • 8. Moving On?: Pathways, Aspirations, and Stasis
  • 9. Epilogue: Enterprise on the Margins.

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