Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE ix
4. Chapter 1. Unlikely Rebels 1
5. Part I: Setting the Stage
6. Chapter 2. Clients 37
7. Chapter 3. Contractors 53
8. Chapter 4. Agencies 73
9. PART II. LIFE IN THE MARKET
10. Chapter 5. The Information Game: Finding Deals 98
11. Chapter 6. Making the Deal 136
12. Part III: Life on the Job
13. Chapter 7. Contractors as Commodities 177
14. Chapter 8. Contractors as Experts 188
15. Chapter 9. Navigating between Respect and Resentment 199
16. Part IV: Living the Cycle 219
17. Chapter 10. Temporal Capital 223
18. Chapter 11. Building and Maintaining Human Capital 244
19. Chapter 12. Building and Maintaining Social Capital 264
20. Chapter 13. Itinerant Professionals in a Knowledge Economy 285
21. EPILOGUE 317
22. REFERENCES 321
23. Appendix: Cast of Characters 333
24. Index 337