This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley. It provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations.

• Contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley.
  
• Provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations.
  
• Examines the increasingly important role of labor market intermediaries.
  
• Shows that some workers clearly thrive in this vibrant context, but many face high levels of insecurity admist growing inquality.

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