The Servant Problem: Domestic Employment in a Global Economy - Brossura

Cox, Rosie

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1850436207 ISBN 13: 9781850436201

Casa editrice: Tauris Academic Studies, 2006

Riassunto

There are now more servants in Britain than in Victorian times. This explosion in paid domestic employment is part of a global trend. Women from countries such as the Philippines take on domestic jobs in order to support families at home, whilst students from Eastern Europe, the EU and Brazil work as au pairs in order to study English and improve their employment prospects. Rosie Cox's timely new work examines the reality of paid domestic labour in Britain today and explores the global trends that sustain this growth of domestic employment. She shows how the economy depends on women working outside the home, how it is the employment of domestic workers that helps make this possible and examines the experiences of both employers and employees who have joined this new global labour market.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Rosie Cox is Lecturer in London Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London. She has a long-standing interest in domestic employment, in particular the growth of domestic employment in London and how this relates to its place as a world city.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Tauris Academic Studies
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1850436207
• ISBN 13: 9781850436201
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 163
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile