Mapping the contours of work -- Scenes from the new economy -- Culture and work -- Structure and work -- Class structures -- Job markets and job demands -- Demography and the new labor force -- Agency and careers -- Conclusion -- How new is the new economy? -- The old in the new -- A...

This paper has its origins in an on-going project labeled Employment Relations Matters. The title captures the double intention: to demonstrate the ways in which employment relations matters and to bring people up to date with the matters that the subject deals with. It is one of three in IRRU's...