The Reemergence of Self-Employment
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The Reemergence of Self-Employment

A Comparative Study of Self-Employment Dynamics and Social Inequality

  1. 480 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Reemergence of Self-Employment

A Comparative Study of Self-Employment Dynamics and Social Inequality

About this book

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.


For each of the eleven countries analyzed, the book highlights the extent to which social background, educational attainment, work history, family status, and gender affect the likelihood that an individual will enter--and continue--a particular type of self-employment. While involvement with self-employment is becoming more common, it is occurring for individuals in activities that are more diverse, unstable and transitory than in years past.

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Yes, you can access The Reemergence of Self-Employment by Richard Arum, Walter Müller, Richard Arum,Walter Müller in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Illustrations
  6. Tables
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter One SelfߞEmployment Dynamics in Advanced Economies
  9. Chapter Two Trends in SelfߞEmployment in Germany: Different Types, Different Developments?
  10. Chapter Three Entries and Exits from SelfߞEmployment in France over the Last Twenty Years
  11. Chapter Four Dutch SelfߞEmployment between 1980 and 1997
  12. Chapter Five SelfߞEmployment in the United Kingdom during the 1980s and 1990s
  13. Chapter Six Entrepreneurs and Laborers: Two Sides of SelfߞEmployment Activity in the United States
  14. Chapter Seven SelfߞEmployment in Australia, 1980–1999
  15. Chapter Eight Winners or Losers? Entry and Exit into SelfߞEmployment in Hungary: 1980s and 1990s
  16. Chapter Nine Three Forms of Emergent SelfߞEmployment in PostߞSoviet Russia: Entry and Exit Patterns by Gender
  17. Chapter Ten SelfߞEmployment in Italy: Scaling the Class Barriers
  18. Chapter Eleven Entry into and Exit from SelfߞEmployment in Japan
  19. Chapter Twelve On One’s Own: SelfߞEmployment Activity in Taiwan
  20. Chapter Thirteen The Reemergence of SelfߞEmployment:Comparative Findings and Empirical Propositions
  21. Contributors’ Notes