Temporary help agencies are among the largest employers of American workers today. Depending upon the interpretation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts between 3 and 30 million Americans in contingent and part-time work arrangements. We model firms' use of contingent labor in maximizing...

This paper explores the relationship between temporary company affiliation and working conditions for a group of information technology workers. The problem is addressed through three competing discourses: a periphery discourse, a market discourse and a professional discourse. The analysis shows...

1. Temporary work, agencies and unfree labour : insecurity in the new world of work / Kendra Strauss and Judy Fudge -- 2. Selling flexibility : temporary staffing in a volatile economy / Nik Theodore and Jamie Peck -- 3. Power politics and precariousness : the regulation of temporary agency work...