Introduction -- Ethnicity and gender in the labour market -- Gender, ethnicity and class : the case for intersectional analysis -- Challenging discrimination, sexism and racism : the role of the state -- Employers : key agents of transformation? -- Towards transformation: trade union strategies...

Conceptualising cash for care : the origins of contemporary debates -- Care allowances and the formalisation of care arrangements -- Cash for care in the French welfare state : a skilful compromise? -- The commodification of care - the Italian way -- Contracting one's family members : the Dutch...

With economies/organisations undergoing change, understanding the nature of work and its significance to people presents a challenge with strong implications for policy and practice. This book raises the issues of work and employment onto broader policy and management agendas