{"product_id":"working-time-and-workers-preferences-jon-c-messenger-9780415701082","title":"Working Time and Workers' Preferences in Industrialized Countries: Finding the Balance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe gradual reduction in weekly working hours in the first half of the last century, which culminated in the widespread adoption of the 'standard' working week by the 1960s, was grounded in a concern for health and safety and for the preservation of time outside of paid labour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the last few decades, however, this progressive standardization of working time has given way to a diversification and individualization in working hours as employers have responded to the competitive pressures of globalization by requiring that productivity be enhanced through changes in working-time schedules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs we enter the new century, a common goal has emerged: the removal or liberaliZation of restrictions on unsocial hours and on the variation of working hours. This books draws together an international team of contributors to examine the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon C. Messenger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415701082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415701082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.18w x 0.74d","brand":"Jon C. Messenger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064946569471,"sku":"9780415701082","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09d24043-a4c6-4d2a-b39d-131ef6ddf749.jpg?v=1768672104","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/working-time-and-workers-preferences-jon-c-messenger-9780415701082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}