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The Servant Problem

Domestic Employment in a Global Economy

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The Servant Problem

Domestic Employment in a Global Economy

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There are now more servants in Britain than in Victorian times. This explosion in paid domestic employment is part of a global trend. Women from countries such as the Philippines take on domestic jobs in order to support families at home, whilst students from Eastern Europe, the EU and Brazil work as au pairs in order to study English and improve their employment prospects. Rosie Cox's timely new work examines the reality of paid domestic labour in Britain today and explores the global trends that sustain this growth of domestic employment. She shows how the economy depends on women working outside the home, how it is the employment of domestic workers that helps make this possible and examines the experiences of both employers and employees who have joined this new global labour market.

Product details

Published Jan 27 2006
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 176
ISBN 9781850436201
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Rosie Cox

Rosie Cox is Professor of Geography at Birkbeck, U…

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