Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour And Community In The New Rural Economy (Studies In Comparative Political Economy And Public Policy)

Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy (Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy)

Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives examines the repercussions of economic globalization on several manufacturing-dependent rural communities in Canada. Foregrounding a distinct interest in the 'grassroots' effects of such contemporary corporate strategies as plant closures and downsizing, authors Anthony Winson and Belinda Leach consider the impact of this restructuring on the residents of various communities. The authors argue that the new rural economy involves a fundamental shift in the stability and security of people's lives and, ultimately, it causes wrenching change and an arduous struggle as rural dwellers struggle to rebuild their lives in the new economic terrain.