Bibliograph

The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada

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The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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

Target audience

adult

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