abstract: 'In many ways, contemporary labour market changes in the UK, the problems

  and their proposed solutions encapsulate many aspects of Ulrich Beck''s

  risk society. Inequality and insecurity are increasing, leading to

  one-third of children growing up in poverty. Current labour market,

  income support and childcare policies tend to reinforce rather than

  challenge adverse aspects of the new partial and insecure forms of work.

  Remedial policies reflect individualization and are centred on the

  belief that the route out of poverty lies with `making work pay'' and by

  increasing the employability of those not in work. New forms of flexible

  working potentially provide the material foundation for a more equal

  distribution of paid and unpaid work, but to be effective need to be

  situated within a framework which prioritizes greater equality,

  including gender equity, in paid and unpaid work.'
affiliation: 'Perrons, D (Corresponding Author), Univ London London Sch Econ \& Polit
  Sci, Dept Geog \& Environm, Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE, England.

  Univ London London Sch Econ \& Polit Sci, Dept Geog \& Environm, London WC2A 2AE,
  England.'
author: Perrons, D
author_list:
- family: Perrons
  given: D
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0143831X00213002
eissn: 1461-7099
files: []
issn: 0143-831X
journal: ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY
keywords: care; flexible work; gender; individualization; risk
keywords-plus: SOCIETY
language: English
month: AUG
note: 'Workshop on Labour Market and Social Policy - Gender Relations in

  transition, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, MAY 31-JUN 02, 1999'
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '59'
pages: 283-310
papis_id: 8deb74fc576ac3a374a8aca2033b4be9
ref: Perrons2000livingrisk
times-cited: '12'
title: 'Living with risk: Labour market transformation, employment policies and social
  reproduction in the UK'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000088850800002
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '6'
volume: '21'
web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor
year: '2000'