Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada

by Bob Barnetson | AU Press | eText ISBN 9781926836010
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. Barnetson sheds light on this faulty system, highlighting the way in which employers create dangerous...

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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. Barnetson sheds light on this faulty system, highlighting the way in which employers create dangerous work environments while they 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.

Book details

  • Author: Bob Barnetson
  • Publisher: AU Press
  • eText ISBN: 9781926836010
  • Print ISBN: 9781926836003
  • Format: Fixed Layout
  • Language: en
  • Copyright: 2010