Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada.
Workplace injuries are common, avoidable, and unacceptable. The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada reveals how employers and governments engage in ineffective injury prevention efforts, intervening only when necessary to maintain the standard legitimacy. Dr. Bob Barnetson sheds light on...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Edmonton :
Athabasca University Press,
2014
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| Series: | Fabriks: Studies in the Working Class.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Workplace injuries are common, avoidable, and unacceptable. The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada reveals how employers and governments engage in ineffective injury prevention efforts, intervening only when necessary to maintain the standard legitimacy. Dr. Bob Barnetson sheds light on this faulty system, highlighting the way in which employers create dangerous work environments yet pour billions of dollars into compensation and treatment. Examining this dynamic clarifies the way in which production costs are passed on to workers in the form of workplace injuries. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (284 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781926836010 1926836014 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
