INTERN NATION

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INTERN. NATION. How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy. Ross Perlin. VERSO. London • New York ...
INTERN NATION How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy

Ross Perlin

VERSO London • New York

Contents

Preface: The Rules of the Game

ix

1. The Happiest Interns in the World

1

2. The Explosion

23

3. Learning From Apprenticeships

43

4. A Lawsuit Waiting to Happen

61

5. Cheerleaders on Campus

83

6. No Fee for Service

99

7. The Economics of Internships

123

8. Futures Market

145

9. What About Everybody Else?

159

10. The Rise and Rebellion of the Global Intern

185

11. Nothing to Lose but Your Cubicles

203

Afterword to the Paperback Edition

225

Notes

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Appendix A: Intern Bill of Rights

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249

Appendix B: Internships and the Law

251

Acknowledgments

255

Index

257