TY - JOUR TI - Definitions of Non-Permanent Employment and the Problems of Its Measurement in Russia T2 - Economic Sociology IS - Economic Sociology KW - casual work KW - non-permanent employment KW - temporary employment KW - labour legislation KW - structure and dynamics of non-permanent employment AB - The paper is devoted to the phenomenon of non-permanent employment in Russia focusing on the problem of definitions and measurement. After an overview of main approaches evaluating non-permanent employment, the author provides a definition which corresponds to the statistical categories applied in international studies. It gives a good opportunity to analyze the data from comparative perspective. The paper also deals with the issues labour legislation regulating non-permanent employment. The author estimates the structure and dynamics of the temporary employment in Russia which makes up to 8 million people in 2008.  AU - Tatiana Karabchuk UR - https://ecsoc.hse.ru/en/2010-11-5/26595880.html PY - 2010 SP - 123-150 VL - 11