| Riding the Roller Coaster: Family Life and Self-Employment Contributor(s): Baines, Susan (Author), Wheelock, Jane (Author), Gelder, Ulrike (Author) |
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ISBN: 1861345038 ISBN-13: 9781861345035 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2003 Annotation: Published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, this report takes a critical look at the costs and benefits for individuals and families of turning to self-employment as a route out of economic disadvantage. Drawing on in-depth interviews with self-employed people, their partners and children in the UK, the report argues that self-employment is much more likely to be a household rather than an individual undertaking. It makes the case for the need to consider work-life balance in relation to the self-employed. (REPORT) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Children's Studies |
| Dewey: 306.852 |
| LCCN: 2004445570 |
| Physical Information: 68 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report takes a critical look at the costs and benefits for individuals and families of turning to self-employment as a route out of economic disadvantage. Drawing on in-depth interviews with self-employed people, their partners and children, the report argues that self-employment is much more likely to be a household rather than an individual undertaking. It makes the case for the need to consider work-life balance in relation to the self-employed. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baines, Susan: - Susan Baines is professor of social enterprise at Manchester Metropolitan University. |