This article is a response to a critique of our paper, ‘De-collectivization and employment problems: the experiences of minority ethnic workers seeking help through Citizens Advice’, published in this journal in 2012. We feel the author misunderstands the main tenet of the paper...

Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Looking to the Past to Understand the Present -- 2. Let's Talk about Social Power -- 3. Harnessing Power in Late Nineteenth-Century-Early-Twentieth-Century 'Gig Economy' -- 4. Understanding and Using Levers of Power...