Work and social justice : rethinking Labour in society and the economy /

Today's economics offers us a far too narrow perspective on the role that paid work plays in our lives, as individuals and as a society. This book examines the urgent workplace challenges we're facing today, from automation to AI and climate change, with an interdisciplinary and historical...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gill, Flora (Author)
Other Authors: Charlton, Andrew (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Labor.
Industrial sociology.
Social justice.
Travail.
Sociologie industrielle.
Justice sociale.
labor.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor.
Industrial sociology
Labor
Social justice
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I. Through the lens of economics
  • 2. The unfortunate legacies of the 18th and 19th centuries
  • 3. The scope and limits of economics
  • 4. Paid work through the lens of economics
  • 5. Equity, social justice and the 'efficient economy'
  • Part II. The rise and fall of progressive policies
  • 6. From the 'dark satanic mills' to the welfare state
  • 7. Enter neoliberalism
  • Part III. When profit and prejudice reign
  • 8. Profits vs the duty of care
  • 9. Still waiting - gender, race and ethnicity
  • Part IV. Beyond the measuring rod of money
  • 10. Looking at paid work outside the lens of economics
  • 11. Power over others
  • 12. Human rights and democracy in the workplace
  • 13. Confronting climate change and the AI revolution
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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