The Reemergence of Self-Employment: A Comparative Study of Self-Employment Dynamics and Social Inequality

by Richard Arum

This book presents results of a cross-national research project on self-employment in eleven advanced economies and demonstrates how and why the practice is reemerging in modern societies. While traditional forms of self-employment, such as skilled crafts work and shop keeping, are in decline, they are being replaced by self-employment in both professional and unskilled occupations. Differences in self-employment across societies depend on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691117578
• ISBN13: 9780691117577
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"