Intern nation : how to earn nothing and learn little in the brave new economy / Ross Perlin.

Author/creator Perlin, Ross
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Verso, 2011.
Descriptionxviii, 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 noteLittle-305131060136T
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [225]-238) and index.
LCCN 2011281604
ISBN9781844676866
ISBN1844676862