Introduction -- The change in work arrangements in Denmark and Germany -- Regulatory convergence? -- Nonstandard work in Italy and Spain -- Nonstandard work arrangements in France and the United States -- The growth of nonstandard employment in Japan and the United States -- Employment choices...

The scramble for 58 million jobs -- Tuke this job and love it -- The making of industrial peace -- Smug nation -- Strains beneath the surface -- White male wanted -- The unraveling -- Going backward -- Living and dying by the numbers -- The betrayal -- The new face of capitalism