Part-time prospects : an international comparison of part-time work in Europe, North America and the Pacific Rim / edited by Jacqueline O'Reilly and Colette Fagan.

The book presents for the first time a systematically comparative analysis of the common and divergent patterns in the use of part-time work in Europe, America and the Pacific Rim.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	O'Reilly, Jacqueline, 1964- (Editor), Fagan, Colette (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Subjects:	Part-time employment > Europe. Part-time employment > North America. Part-time employment > Pacific Area. Part-time employment Europe North America Pacific Area
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Conceptualising part-time work: the value of an integrated comparative perspective / Colette Fagan and Jacqueline O'Reilly
Part I: Who wants part-time work and on what conditions?
Where and why is part-time work growing in Europe? / Mark Smith, Colette Fagan and Jill Rubery
When do men work part-time? / Lei Delsen
Why don't minority ethnic women in Britain work part-time? / Angela Dale and Clare Holdsworth
Are part-time jobs better than no jobs? / Ulrich Walwei.
Are benefits a disincentive to work part-time? / Marco Doudeijns; Jacqueline O'Reilly; Colette Fagan
Part-time work. / Jill Rubery; Jacqueline O'Reilly; Colette Fagan
How does part-time work lead to low pension income? / Jay Ginn; Sara Arber; Jacqueline O'Reilly; Colette Fagan
Part II: International perspectives
Culture or structure as explanations for differences in part-time work in Germany, Finland and the Netherlands? / Birgit Pfau-Effinger; Jacqueline O'Reilly; Colette Fagan
Why is part-time work so low in Portugal and Spain? / Margarida Ruivo; Maria do Pilar; José M. Varejão; Jacqueline O'Reilly; Colette Fagan
How does the 'societal effect' shape the use of part-time work in France, the UK and Sweden? / Anne-Marie Daune-Richard; Jacqueline O'Reilly; Colette Fagan
What is the nature of part-time work in the United States and Japan? / Susan Houseman; Machiko Osawa; Jacqueline O'Reilly; Colette Fagan
Why is the part-time rate higher in Japan than in South korea? / Akira Wakisaka; Haesun Bae; Jacqueline O'Reilly; Colette Fagan
Will the employment conditions of part-timers in Australia and New Zealand worsen? / Janeen Baxter; Jacqueline O'Reilly and Colette Fagan.

Part-time prospects : an international comparison of part-time work in Europe, North America and the Pacific Rim / edited by Jacqueline O'Reilly and Colette Fagan.

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