how to earn nothing and learn little in the brave new economy /
First Statement of Responsibility
Ross Perlin
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Verso,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xviii, 258 p. ;
Dimensions
22 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-238) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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The happiest interns in the world -- The explosion -- Learning from apprenticeships -- A lawsuit waiting to happen -- Cheerleaders on campus -- No fee for service -- The economics of internships -- Futures market -- What about everybody else? -- The rise and rebellion of the global intern -- Nothing to lose but your cubicles -- Appendix A: the intern bill of rights -- Appendix B: internships and the law
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Traces the increase in interns in businesses from the late twentieth to the early twenty first century and discusses the lack of benefits and legal securities granted to interns in comparison to the profits firms bank by exploiting their roles in the workplace
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Business and education-- United States
Conflict of laws-- United States
Experiential learning-- United States
Interns-- Economic aspects-- United States
Internship programs-- Economic aspects-- United States