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245 14 a| The temp economy :b| from Kelly girls to permatemps in postwar America /c| Erin Hatton ; foreword by Nelson Lichtenstein.;

300 a| xvi, 212 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 21 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| Everyone knows that work in America is not what it used to be. Layoffs, outsourcing, contingent work, disappearing career ladders, these are the new workplace realities for an increasing number of people. But why? In The Temp Economy, Erin Hatton takes one of the best-known icons of the new economy, the temp industry, and finds that it is more than just a symbol of this degradation of work. The temp industry itself played an active role in this decline, and not just for temps.--[book cover];

505 0 a| The making of the Kelly girl -- The invention of the semi-permanent employee -- The transformation of work -- Boxing in the temp industry -- Conclusion: a model of work for the 21st century.;

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The temp economy : from Kelly girls to permatemps in postwar America / Erin Hatton ; foreword by Nelson Lichtenstein.

Author/creator	Hatton, Erin Elizabeth, 1974-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2011.
Description	xvi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects	Temporary employment--United States. United States--Economic policy. --21st century.

Contents	The making of the Kelly girl -- The invention of the semi-permanent employee -- The transformation of work -- Boxing in the temp industry -- Conclusion: a model of work for the 21st century.
Abstract	Everyone knows that work in America is not what it used to be. Layoffs, outsourcing, contingent work, disappearing career ladders, these are the new workplace realities for an increasing number of people. But why? In The Temp Economy, Erin Hatton takes one of the best-known icons of the new economy, the temp industry, and finds that it is more than just a symbol of this degradation of work. The temp industry itself played an active role in this decline, and not just for temps.--[book cover]
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010019343
ISBN	9781439900802 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	1439900809 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781439900819 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1439900817 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781439900826 (e-book)
ISBN	1439900825 (e-book)

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