Intern nation : how to earn nothing and learn little in the brave new economy / Ross Perlin.
| Author/creator | Perlin, Ross |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Verso, 2011. |
| Description | xviii, 258 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The happiest interns in the world -- The explosion -- Learning from apprenticeships -- A lawsuit waiting to happen -- Cheerleaders on campus -- No fee for service -- The economics of internships -- Futures market -- What about everybody else? -- The rise and rebellion of the global intern -- Nothing to lose but your cubicles -- Appendix A: the intern bill of rights -- Appendix B: internships and the law. |
| Abstract | Traces the increase in interns in businesses from the late twentieth to the early twenty first century and discusses the lack of benefits and legal securities granted to interns in comparison to the profits firms bank by exploiting their roles in the workplace. |
| Local note | Little-305131060136T |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-238) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011281604 |
| ISBN | 9781844676866 |
| ISBN | 1844676862 |