Globalization, polarization and the informal sector
The case of paid domestic workers in London
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8360360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosie Cox (0000-0003-2830-7234, Coventry University), Paul Watts (0000-0003-1773-6404, Buckinghamshire New University), Paul Watt (0000-0001-9197-4473) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-47 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Area (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1475-4762.00055 |
| OpenAlex | W2123941577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 2 |
Considerable debate has occurred over whether ‘global cities’ are witnessing polarization of their labour forces into highly paid professionals and low paid personal service workers. This paper offers evidence on paid domestic labour in London, some of which occurs in the informal sector, and considers its potential significance for the polarization debate
Business · Economics · Economy · Globalization · Labour economics · Market economy · Polarization (electrochemistry) · Political economy · Political science · Tertiary sector of the economy · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Global Urban Networks and Dynamics · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
Employment and the Family
From precarious lives to precarious work
Panie k deťom a na upratovanie
Testing a Global City Hypothesis
Workplace Abuse and Harassment
Geographical Limitations of Neo-liberalism
They call me a housekeeper, but I do everything.’ Who are domestic workers today in Italy and what do they do
Invisible in homes, visible in cities
Excluded by design
Driven by Inequalities
Constructing professional services
Living in the Bubble
Living and working in urban working class communities
Informal employment
Global Centrality and Income Inequality in U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Housing Histories and Fragmented Middle-class Careers
Urban challenges
Urban Marginality and Labour Market Restructuring
Class Transformation and Work-Life Balance in Urban Britain
Gentrification and the Middle-class Remaking of Inner London, 1961-2001
Keeping London working
Men and Domestic Labor
From Private to Public Sphere, the Commodification of the Au Pair Experience? Returned Migrants from Slovakia to the UK
The Only Class in Town? Gentrification and the Middle-Class Colonization of the City and the Urban Imagination
A Migrant Ethic of Care? Negotiating Care and Caring among Migrant Workers in London's Low-Pay Economy
Gendered Divisions in Domestic Work Time
In the Middle of Two Separated Yet Overlapped Spheres
| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2020 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |