One of the most important factors that determine individuals' quality of life and wellbeing is their position in the labor market and the type of jobs that they hold. When workers are rationed out of the formal segment of the labor market against their will, i.e., the labor market is segmented,...

Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Job Quality in the United States -- Part I: Changing Work Structures and Workers -- Chapter 2: Economic Transformation and the Decline of Institutional Protections -- Chapter 3: New Workers, New Differences -- Part II:...

The debate over whether contingent (and typically more precarious) employment acts as a bridge to permanent employment, or as a trap, has tended to focus on transitions rather than longer-run pathways. This approach cannot accurately identify indirect pathways from contingent to permanent...