April 1, 2016
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- Canada Lags only Mexico When it Comes to Cheap Labour
- The 42nd Quarterly C-Suite Survey
- Policies to Combat White-Collar Crime in Canada
- A New Voice for Labour in a World of Precarious Work
- Temporary Foreign Seafood Processors?
- Where in the World are Canadian Tech Startups' Employees?
- What Good is a University Education?
- Seeking Open-Source Solution to 'Absurd' Textbook Prices
- Has the RCMP Moved Beyond Harassment Issues?
- New Sexual Harassment Protections and Employer Obligations in Ontario
- Women in Canada: Senior Women
- 20 Worst Paying Jobs for Women
- Why Young Women Leave Their Jobs -- And No, It's Not About Babies
- Just For Laughs: Romantic-Comedy Jobs, Updated for 2016
Canada Lags only Mexico When it Comes to Cheap Labour
“In its report, KPMG says Canada lags only behind Mexico when it comes to how little businesses have to pay for labour, facilities, transportation and taxes.”
“The report, which compared the competitiveness of a number of western countries along with Australia and Japan, found that a high U.S. dollar has helped Canada stay affordable despite rising office real estate costs and lower federal tax credits.”
KPMG also looked at the competitiveness of more than 100 cities worldwide. It ranked Fredericton, N.B., as the most cost-effective city in Canada due to low labour costs and continued low costs for property leases.”
The Globe and Mail, March 30, 2016: “Canada ranks No. 2 among 10 countries for cost competitiveness: report”
“Competitive Alternatives 2016, the latest edition of this biennial KPMG series, compares business costs in more than 100 cities in 10 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.”
National Rankings: “The surging value of the US dollar in 2015 has greatly impacted the global business landscape, significantly constraining US competitiveness. The high value of the US dollar drives down the cost of doing business in all other countries, when measured in US dollar terms. The US now stands out as a high cost business location relative to its peers.”
Rankings by sector: “This study compares 7 distinct business service sector operations and 12 manufacturing sector operations. Overall cost comparisons for each country and city are based on the average results for these two sectors.”
City rankings: “Competitive Alternatives includes business cost rankings for more than 100 cities in the 10 study countries.”
Results Lookup: “Use the Results Lookup section of this site to drill down into full details of the study for any country, city, sector, industry or cost factor.”
Competitive Alternatives 2016 [website]
Competitive Alternatives, 2016: “KPMG’s guide to international business locations costs, Executive Summary” (12 pages, PDF)
Competitive Alternatives, 2016: “KPMG’s guide to international business locations costs, Full Report” (70 pages, PDF)
The 42nd Quarterly C-Suite Survey
“The results of this quarter’s C-Suite survey underline the centrality of resources to the Canadian economy. While some people are inclined to view the drop in commodity prices, especially oil, as something affecting one region and one sector of the economy, executives told us the negative ramifications are significant throughout the economy, across the country.”
“There are many indications of this. One is that the pain is being felt in every sector. There is carnage in oil and gas, with three quarters of businesses reducing employment and more than half reducing capital spending. But most executives outside of Western Canada say the drop in oil prices is hurting their business, too. It is pronounced in the services sector, including financial services. What about manufacturing, which allegedly benefits from dropping input costs? While half of manufacturing executives say the fall in oil prices has helped them, almost four in 10 say it has hurt.”
The Globe and Mail, March 27, 2016: “Pain in oil sector can be felt all over Canada’s economy, executives say“
The Globe and Mail, March 27, 2016: “Oil crunch forces Canadian businesses to make strategy changes“
The Gandalf Group, March 28, 2016: “The 42nd Quarterly C-Suite Survey: Government Stimulus, Carbon Pricing, The Impact of the Low Dollar and Market Conditions on Business” (32 pages, PDF)
“A majority of Canada’s business leaders believe governments need to invest in clean-technology research to spur breakthroughs that could result in the elimination of fossil-fuel use over the coming decades.”
“The latest quarterly C-Suite survey of corporate executives shows that almost three-quarters of respondents support government backing for research and development that leads to a reduced reliance on fossil fuels. The support for public involvement is weakest in Alberta, but, even there, 55 per cent agreed this is an important role for government.”
The Globe and Mail, March 27, 2016: “Canadian CEOs want governments to invest in clean-tech innovation”
“According to this quarter’s C-Suite survey, 56 per cent of business leaders support the government’s intention to run deficits to fund stimulative and productivity-enhancing infrastructure projects. The effectiveness rests not with the simple distribution of funds, but in project selection and delivery to maximize the benefits of each dollar.”
The Globe and Mail, March 27, 2016: “Federal spending surge must be guided by smart planning and execution“
Policies to Combat White-Collar Crime in Canada
“A new report by the Institute for Research on Public Policy outlines ways Canada can deal more effectively with corporate wrongdoing and white-collar crime. The report is based on a round table held in Toronto in November 2015 that brought together legal and academic experts and stakeholders for a frank exchange on how to ensure integrity in government procurement processes while allowing Canadian firms to conduct their business on a level playing field with international competitors.”
Institute for Research on Public Policy, March 30, 2016: “Finding the Right Balance: Policies to Combat White-Collar Crime in Canada and Maintain the Integrity of Public Procurement” (28 pages, PDF)
OMQ (O’Neill Moon Quedado LLP) Practice: “Famous White Collar Criminal Cases from Canada”
A New Voice for Labour in a World of Precarious Work
“There’s no easy way to summarize what 26-year-old Joan Lillian Wilson does for a living, other than to say it involves a lot of slashes: graphic designer/photographer/activist. Part-time/contract/volunteer. No union/benefits/pension.”
“Sound familiar? Then you, too, might be a part of the city’s invisible workforce. It’s composed of independent contractors, part-time employees, self-employed entrepreneurs, and creative types -- a hitherto disparate group that Toronto activists are now seeking to unite."
“‘There is a huge group of people who aren’t being spoken to right now. So we are hoping to be a place for those people who are kind of outside of the political system,’ says organizer and communications consultant Stephanie Nakitsas, who is starting the Urban Workers Project with former NDP MP Andrew Cash.”
“The project, which launches [March 29, 2016], hopes to bring together and advocate for workers who, until now, had no obvious way to connect -- a demographic that, for many years, fell outside the scope of traditional union structures and often has little protection under the law.”
“’We just in general need to start looking at public policy through the lens of precarious work -- how do we build a new foundation that supports all workers,’ says Cash, who fought for better legislation for interns and precarious workers during his time representing the riding of Toronto-Davenport.”
Urban Workers Project [website]
The Toronto Star, March 29, 2016: “A new voice for labour in a world of precarious work”
“A university degree is not a get-out-of-jail-free card from the perils of insecure employment. Precarious work, often associated with service-sector jobs, is spreading to jobs that were once considered realms of stable employment with benefits and pensions to boot.”
“Earlier this month, the Toronto union voted in favour of strike action, if necessary. The union is currently embroiled in contract negotiations with the library board, hoping to secure a wage increase and address this increasing precarity.”
CBC News, March 27, 2016: “Librarians fight rise of precarious work”
Temporary Foreign Seafood Processors?
“The Liberal government has quietly approved changes aimed at helping Atlantic Canadian seafood processors that will allow them to bring in unlimited numbers of low-skilled temporary foreign workers to fill seasonal jobs this year.”
“Ottawa approved the foreign-worker exemption in response to lobbying from Atlantic seafood processors and Liberal MPs, who warned that recent restrictions to the temporary foreign worker program were hampering business. New Brunswick Fisheries Minister Rick Doucet recently said the labour shortage in his province is so bad that some lobster processing plants have had to throw lobsters in the trash.”
“The issue relates to sweeping reforms of the program that were introduced in 2014 by the Conservatives in response to a few high-profile cases of abuse by employers. Those reforms meant that employers in the accommodations, food service or retail sectors could no longer access the program in regions where unemployment is greater than 6 per cent.”
The Globe and Mail, March 16, 2016: “Ottawa allows seasonal exemption to temporary foreign worker rules”
The Globe and Mail, March 17, 2016: “More sectors pushing for exemption to foreign worker restrictions”
CBC News, February 18, 2016: “Temporary foreign worker program review to be launched by Liberals”
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, January 2016: “Immigration for a Competitive Canada”
“A recent advertisement for shellfish processors at Paturel says they’ll pay $11.25 to $13.93 an hour.”
“Unemployed Canadian workers have choices -- they can work for those low wages, work elsewhere or work for a few weeks a year and collect EI. In Charlotte County, you need to work only 20 weeks to get 44 weeks of benefits.”
“In effect, companies are competing with the EI program in order to convince people to come and work. After all, why work for $11.25 if you can collect EI instead? Fixing EI is where Ottawa should focus its policy reforms instead of making it easier for companies to bring in more TFWs.”
“This problem is well known in this region, but politicians and companies sense EI is a touchy subject. So rather than address it, they find it easier to just fly in workers to fill vacant jobs.”
The Globe and Mail, March 28, 2016: “Why are companies competing with EI for workers?”
Where in the World are Canadian Tech Startups' Employees?
“Under policy changes enacted by the Conservatives, employers now must validate a job offer by getting government approval for a ‘Labour Market Impact Assessment’ -- showing it couldn’t find Canadians to do the job. While that approach targeted abusers of the temporary foreign worker program, it meant fast-growing tech firms searching for the best employees globally had to submit to the same drawn-out process, only to be told in many cases by Ottawa that they should just hire a Canadian.”
“Tech startup leaders say the rules not only add delays but that the process lacks transparency and consistency, imposes needless bureaucracy and lacks an appeals process. In many cases, would-be recruits choose other offers rather than waiting. Foreign students awaiting government approval for their job offers sometimes must leave Canada when their study visas expire.”
“Six out of 10 employers surveyed by the Canadian Employee Relocation Council (CERC) last year said the immigration changes under the Tories had hindered their strategy planning and recruiting. One out of six opted to create the jobs abroad instead.”
The Globe and Mail, March 27, 2016: “Canada’s tech startup sector wants easier access to hire top foreign talent”
CBC News, January 16, 2016: “Express entry, foreign worker reforms attract ‘fewer’ skilled workers: chamber report”
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, January 2016: “Immigration for a Competitive Canada”
“Companies, especially tech companies, are increasingly relying on employees who work remotely, Mr. Holden said. They let existing employees work from home -- or anywhere on Earth, as long as they can get an Internet connection. And, some aren’t just letting existing employees travel -- they’re hiring people around the world who they’ve never met in person.”
“Hiring employees remotely helps companies attract workers who may not want to -- or can’t -- come to them. It can also be cheaper. Companies that can’t afford to pay salaries expected in expensive cities such as Toronto can hire in people in cities -- or countries -- with a lower cost of living. And, depending on the job, they may be able to pay workers less than they’d pay somebody here.”
“Companies use chat and video-conferencing tools such as Slack, Google Hangouts and Skype so employees can stay in touch -- and build a rapport.”
The Globe and Mail, March 28, 2016: “Companies get around talent shortage with ‘work from anywhere’ policies”
What Good is a University Education?
Ron Srigley is a professor of religious studies at the University of Prince Edward Island:
“I teach mostly bored youth who find themselves doing something they neither value nor desire -- and, in some cases, are simply not equipped for -- in order to achieve an outcome they are repeatedly warned is essential to their survival. What a dreadful trap. Rather than learning freely and excelling, they’ve become shrewd managers of their own careers and are forced to compromise what is best in themselves -- their honesty or character -- in order to 'make it' in the world we’ve created for them.”
“The credentialing game can be played for only so long before the market gets wise and values begin to decline. I have been an educator in Canadian universities for over fourteen years, having taught some eighty-five liberal arts courses. During that time, evidence has mounted showing that a bachelor’s degree from a Canadian university brings with it less and less economic earning power. Last year, the Council of Ontario Universities released the results of the Ontario Graduates’ Survey for the class of 2012. It’s one of the few documents in Canada that tracks the employment rates and earnings of university graduates. Six months after graduation, the class of 2012 had an average income 7 percent below that of the class of 2005. Two years after graduation, incomes dropped to 14 percent below those of the 2005 class.”
“The worst fate for our children, yours and mine, is yet to come. Because when the easy pleasures of youth run out and self-affirmation is all students have left, what will remain? Not just bad work and the dreary distractions of the modern entertainment industry -- all of which can be tolerated, as bad as they may be -- but the absence of something to live for, the highest and most beautiful activity of their intelligence. To cheat them of that is the real crime, and the most profound way in which modern universities have betrayed the trust of an entire generation of young people.”
The Walrus, April 2016: “Pass, Fail,” by Ron Srigley
“One of the issues that is often ignored in the criticism of post-secondary education, [Aimee Morrison, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo], says, is the democratization of access and that since the Second World War, Canadian universities have seen mass participation from women, new immigrants, and lower-income families.”
“As a result, she says, often in her own classes she deals with students whose parents never went to university but who have been repeatedly told that a university education is a key to success.”
“Higher education is supposed to be a tool of social mobility ... so that is where we have an ethical obligation to really reach out and teach those students, particularly the ones who are struggling because often they come from less privileged backgrounds.”
CBC Radio The 180, March 27, 2016: “'That’s where the magic happens’: A professor takes on critics of higher education”
Darryl Whetter is a professor of English and creative writing at the Universite Sainte-Anne in Pointe-de-l'Eglise, Nova Scotia:
“Attacking students for being the net natives that they are isn’t a fruitful lament. While Srigley’s dissatisfaction with the ever-expanding and overpaid university administrative class is laudable, he forgets several fundamentals of teaching that are manifest in any learning environment, from grade five to the online courses he loathes: intelligence, and learning style, come in various forms. All education, he implies, should be the education that works for him as learner and teacher: verbal lectures with heavy reading. This constitutes the same narcissistic “mirroring” he bemoans in curricula designed to please.”
“True, a proper university education does not exist without heavy reading. But edutainment that sacrifices content to please crowds, and the administrative insistence on education as customer service, are not the new post-millennial threats Srigley suggests. Just one hundred years ago, studying literature in your native language -- the same literature Srigley worries we don’t read enough of now -- was considered facile and popular-therefore-bad. [...] Genuine education of the kind, I hope, both Srigley and I seek (in our different ways), is always under threat, and there were never any good ol’ days. Try to find a soldier or doctor who doesn’t think today’s new recruits and med students have it too easy compared to their day. ‘Nostalgia,’ Douglas Coupland warns, ‘is a weapon.’”
The Walrus, March 21, 2016: “The Kids are Alright,” by Darryl Whetter
Seeking Open-Source Solution to 'Absurd' Textbook Prices
Rajiv Jhangiani, “psychology instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University saw an increasing number of students attempting to go without the $150-$250 textbooks he was assigning for his courses, so he decided to stop assigning them.”
“Jhangiani now uses open textbooks - course materials that are available for free online under a creative commons license, which means they can be adapted, revised, contextualized, and redistributed without fear of violating copyright laws.”
“Jhangiani’s research ... found that roughly 40 per cent had downloaded textbooks illegally, 35 per cent had avoided signing up for a class because they knew the textbooks would be too expensive, and 23 per cent have dropped a course because of the cost of the instructional materials.”
“Open textbooks are a viable solution to this problem, he said, because other studies have shown that there is little difference in educational outcomes between students taking courses that assign traditional textbooks and those taking the same courses using open textbooks. ’Really, for me, it’s a social justice issue, because if students can’t afford the required course materials, who are we saying higher education is reserved for?’ Jhangiani said.”
Open Textbooks & Other Open Educational Resources:
- BC Open Textbook Collection: In October 2012, the BC Ministry of Advanced Education announced its support for the creation of open textbooks for the 40 highest enrolled first and second year subject areas in the province’s public post-secondary system. See the list of open textbooks adopted so far.
- OpenStax College offers free online textbooks (and low-cost print versions) for common introductory university-level courses. The books are developed and peer-reviewed by educators and are also customizable to the course needs.
- Open Textbook Library is an aggregator of high-quality open access textbooks run by the University of Minnesota.
- Wikibooks is a collection of open-content textbooks that anyone can edit.
CTV News, March 27, 2016: “Universities seek open-source solution to ‘absurd’ textbook prices,” by Ian Holiday
Has the RCMP Moved Beyond Harassment Issues?
“The Mounties followed up in September with a detailed progress report that concluded a ‘culture of respect has been woven into the RCMP’ as a result of the various efforts on everything from recruitment and training to promotion and retention of staff, the access records show.”
“Recent headlines tell a different story.”
“Just last month, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale expressed dismay over allegations of sexual harassment within the police force ... after CBC News reported accusations of unwanted sexual touching, bullying and wanton nudity at the explosives training unit of the Canadian Police College in Ottawa.”
The Globe and Mail, March 29, 2016: “RCMP has ‘moved beyond’ harassment issues plaguing force: top Mountie ,” by Jim Bronskill
CBC News, February 23, 2016: “RCMP culture of bullying at root of harassment allegations, commissioner says,” by Peter Zimonjic
Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP
“A report by the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP has concluded that the force is not in the grips of a systemic harassment crisis. At the same time, the RCMP has won the government’s support for its plans to modernize and speed up the system to deal with harassment complaints inside the force.”
“However, critics said the moves are designed to hide the reality of workplace abuses inside the RCMP.”
"'These reports ignore the obvious, that 200 women have brought a class-action lawsuit against the RCMP for sexual harassment, so obviously there’s a systemic problem to deal with,' NDP MP Randall Garrison said."
CBC News, February 18, 2016: "RCMP’s recent history of harassment, abuse and discrimination," by John Paul Tasker
Report on Investigation into RCMP Workplace Harassment
The Globe and Mail, February 14, 2013: “Watchdog report on RCMP whitewashes systemic sexual harassment, critics charge,” by Daniel LeBlanc and Ian Bailey
Complaints Commission Releases Report on Investigation into RCMP Workplace Harassment
Government of Canada, Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP, February 14, 2013: Public Interest Investigation Report into Issues of Workplace Harassment within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (46 pages, PDF)
New Sexual Harassment Protections and Employer Obligations in Ontario
“The Ontario Human Rights Code has for some time prohibited sexual harassment in employment. Building on these protections, the Government of Ontario has introduced new legislation addressing sexual harassment under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).”
“Bill 132, Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence and Harassment), 2016 (Act) recently received royal assent, less than five months after being introduced in the Legislative Assembly. The Act reflects the government’s commitment to prevent and address sexualized violence and amends six statutes. This update exclusively addresses key amendments to the OHSA.”
“First, the Act amends the definition of ‘workplace harassment’ in the OHSA to explicitly include “workplace sexual harassment.”
“Second, the Act imposes obligations on employers to have updated workplace harassment policies, procedures and training in place by September 6, 2016. While employers currently have an obligation under the OHSA to establish workplace harassment programs, the Act expands this obligation by specifying that programs must:
- Include measures and procedures for workers to report incidents of workplace harassment to a person other than the employer or supervisor, if the employer or supervisor is the alleged harasser;
- Specify how incidents or complaints of workplace harassment will be investigated and addressed;
- Specify how information obtained about an incident or complaint, including identifying information about any individuals involved, will not be disclosed unless necessary; and,
- Specify how the results of the investigation and any corrective action will be communicated to the complainant and the alleged harasser.”
“Third, the Act imposes an obligation on employers to update their workplace harassment programs annually and to investigate incidents and complaints of harassment.”
Norton Rose Fulbright, March 2016: “New sexual harassment protections and employer obligations in Ontario,” by John Mastoras and Michael Torrance
Women in Canada: Senior Women
“This chapter of Women in Canada examines many aspects related to senior women in Canada including their socio-demographic characteristics, life expectancy, living arrangements, social participation, Internet use, health, assistance with daily living and leading causes of death, as well as economic characteristics including their labour force participation and income. The focus will be on recent patterns, with discussion of historical trends where appropriate, including selected analysis by ethnocultural diversity and geographic region.”
Statistics Canada, March 30, 2016: “Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report -- Senior Women,” by Tamara Hudon and Anne Milan (39 pages, PDF)
20 Worst Paying Jobs for Women
Coming in at number one...
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
Women’s earnings as pct. of men’s: 52.5%
Women median weekly earnings: $767
Men median weekly earnings: $1,461
Number of workers: 211,000
“Women employed as securities, commodities and financial sales agents earn about half of what their male counterparts earn. People in the occupation facilitate deals between buyers and sellers in financial markets. They also offer trading advice to companies and individual investors. As is common in the financial sector, financial services sales agents are paid extremely well, regardless of gender.” However, women still are not getting their fair share.
“Women in the United States earn around 20% less than men. Even when controlling for observable factors such as experience, education level, age and job title, the gender pay gap stubbornly remains. This is the conclusion of a report just released by job review company Glassdoor.”
“According to the study, women of the same age, with the same education and years of experience, still earn barely over four-fifths of what their male peers earn. When controlling for industry, year, company and occupation, the gap shrinks to 5.4%. According to Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist at Glassdoor, people have ‘a common misperception that if you compare apples to apples you see no pay gap, and that’s just not true.’”
24/7 Wall St., March 23, 2016: “20 Worst Paying Jobs for Women,” by Thomas C. Frohlich
Glassdoor, March 23, 2016: “Demystifying the Gender Pay Gap: Evidence from Glassdoor Salary Data,” by Andrew Chamberlain [download the full report here, (49 pages, PDF)]
Why Young Women Leave Their Jobs -- And No, It's Not About Babies
“The main reason women leave their jobs? Salary. More women than men cited the answer, ‘I found a job elsewhere that pays more’ as the top reason for switching roles. Starting a family ranked fifth among the most-cited reasons for women leaving their jobs.”
“For men, the top reason for leaving a job was a lack of learning and opportunity in the role. Salary was in second place. Family didn’t make the top five.”
“The report boils down to two findings, according to one of the researchers, Christie Hunter Arscott: ‘Firstly, women care about pay. Secondly, women and men leave organizations for similar reasons.’ She suggests three fixes for executives looking to attract and retain more women: develop strategies to retain talented people that aren’t gender specific; address challenges beyond flexibility, like pay; and ask women what they need, rather than making assumptions.”
Quartz, March 29, 2016: “Women in their 30s leave jobs for one big reason -- and it’s not babies,” by Cassie Werber
ICEDR, March 19, 2016: “Millennial Women: What Executives Need to Know About Millennial Women,” by Lauren Noel and Christie Hunter Arscott (34 pages, PDF)
Just For Laughs: Romantic-Comedy Jobs, Updated for 2016
Before: Journalist
2016: ‘Contributor’ to some Web site, which means she reposts other people’s articles with the same headlines and barely any attribution
Before: Bookstore owner
2016: Works in marketing and owns a Strand tote bag and is always talking about how she loves books but never mentions the titles of any specific books
Before: Architect
2016: Designed an app that lets you know when you’re in the vicinity of other apps
Before: C.T.A. token collector
2016: Rare female Uber driver
Before: Works on a political campaign
2016: In-house comedian at political-campaign headquarters (note: job is solely to cheer up workers -- does not create any actual political content)
Before: Accountant
2016: Created a Web site for women to manage their finances. Everything on the site is pink, and all the finance tips are about lattes
Before: Literally no idea what he does for a job other than walk around complaining
2016: Literally no idea what he does for a job other than walk around complaining and write the occasional joke list piece
The New Yorker, March 30, 2016: “Romantic-Comedy Jobs, Updated for 2016,” by Jason Adam Katzenstein and Blythe Roberso
Book of the Week
Precarious Creativity: Global Media, Local Labor, edited by Michael Curtin and Kevin Sanson. Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2016. 324 p. ISBN 9780520290853 (pbk.: alk. paper)
From the publisher: "Precarious Creativity examines the seismic changes confronting media workers in an age of globalization and corporate conglomeration. This pathbreaking anthology peeks behind the hype and supposed glamor of screen media industries to reveal the intensifying pressures and challenges confronting actors, editors, electricians, and others. The authors take on pressing conceptual and methodological issues while also providing insightful case studies of workplace dynamics regarding creativity, collaboration, exploitation, and cultural difference. Furthermore, it examines working conditions and organizing efforts on all six continents, offering broad-ranging and comprehensive analysis of contemporary screen media labor in such places as Lagos, Prague, Hollywood, and Hyderabad. The collection also examines labor conditions across a range of job categories that includes, for example, visual effects, production services, and adult entertainment. With contributions from such leading scholars as John Caldwell, Vicki Mayer, Herman Gray, and Tejaswini Ganti, Precarious Creativity offers timely critiques of media globalization while also intervening in broader debates about labor, creativity, and precarity."
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