The Reemergence of Self-Employment: A Comparative Study of Self-Employment Dynamics and Social Inequality
The Reemergence of Self-Employment: A Comparative Study of Self-Employment Dynamics and Social Inequality
Princeton University Press | 480 pages | 2004 | ISBN: 0691117578 | PDF | 1.3 mb
Princeton University Press | 480 pages | 2004 | ISBN: 0691117578 | PDF | 1.3 mb
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 extent to which labor markets are regulated and the degree to which intergenerational family relationships are a primary factor structuring social organization.