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The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada

The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada

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    Publisher's Synopsis

    Workplace injuries are common, avoidable, and unacceptable. ThePolitical Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada reveals howemployers and governments engage in ineffective injury preventionefforts, intervening only when necessary to maintain standardlegitimacy. Barnetson sheds light on this faulty system, highlightingthe way in which employers create dangerous work environments yet pourbillions of dollars into compensation and treatment. Examining thisdynamic clarifies the way in which production costs are passed on toworkers in the form of workplace injuries.

    Book information

    ISBN: 9781926836003
    Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
    Imprint: AU Press
    Pub date:
    Language: English
    Number of pages: 284
    Weight: 400g
    Height: 221mm
    Width: 145mm
    Spine width: 18mm

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