Winston & Leach: A Book Review

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This paper reviews the book 'Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy' by Winston & Leach. According to this paper, Winston & Leach discuss how rural communities in Canada have been affected by globalization.

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Winston's & Leach's (2002) 'Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy' is an investigation of the impact of globalization on a number of Canadian rural communities involved in manufacturing. The main research question was: What are the effects of restructuring on residents of those communities? It was determined that the people experienced substantial disruption and instability? Essentially, the book is an exploration of "the interaction of the new economy and the new technology in the everyday lives of everyday people" (Winston & Leach, 2002, p. 3). "

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