Overview

Providing a thorough overview of the political nature of, and dynamics between, the worlds of work, labour and employment, this timely Handbook draws together an interdisciplinary range of top contributors to explore the interdependent relationship between politics and labour, work and employment. Chapters provide a wide range of differing theoretical approaches with which to explore the legal, economic and socio-political aspects of labour, work and employment in pre-capitalist, capitalist and post-capitalist societies. The Handbook explores the purpose, roles, rights and powers of employers and management, workers and unions, states and governments in the age of globalised neo-liberalism. Different non-standard and non-renumerated types of work are examined with their counterparts, offering a thorough insight into the modern economy with a key focus on migration, gender, race and community. An essential reference for political economists as well as business and management scholars, this comprehensive Handbook provides an important analysis of the interconnectedness of politics and labour, work and employment. This will also be a useful read for policy makers looking for broad insights to the ways in which policies can impact labour, work and employment.

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Author:   Gregor Gall
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.952kg
ISBN:  

9781784715687

ISBN 10:   1784715689
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   04 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. The politics of labour, work and employment Gregor Gall PART I Foundations for Understanding the Politics of Labour, Work and Employment 2. A theoretical framework for labour, work, and employment research Bruce E. Kaufman 3. Pre- and post-capitalist labour, work and employment Neil Davidson 4. Labour, work and employment in the age of globalised neo-liberalism Jason Heyes and Thomas Hastings 5. The neo-liberal state and the regulation of class relations Chris Howell 6. Different types of societal regulation - coordinated market economy, social democracy, aspiration of worker control Greg Patmore 7. The politics and diversity of worker representation: the increasing fluidity and challenge of representation Miguel Martinez Lucio and Stephen Mustchin 8. Employers and their representatives: discretion, power, markets, and managers in the transformation of twenty first century work Gerald Friedman 9. Juridification in industrial relations Alan Bogg 10. The moral economy: flexible employment and layers of disconnection Sharon C. Bolton and Knut Laaser PART II Aspects of the Politics of Labour, Work and Employment 11. Managing labour and the labour process Bill Harley 12. Who manages the managers? Graham Sewell 13. Beyond the workplace: how civil society organisations attempt to exercise regulatory influence over work and employment Steve Williams and Brian Abbott 14. Types of work and labour Rachel Lara Cohen 15. Non-standard work and non-standard workers Vicki Smith and Brian Halpin 16. Non-remunerated work Colin C Williams 17. Skills and the social value of work Patricia Findlay 18. The expansion of the labour market and the politics of migration Gabriella Alberti 19. Gender segregation and labour market institutions Siobhan Austen, Therese Jefferson and Linley Lord 20. Labour market, work and employment segregation by race Steve Jefferys 21. Training and development - whose interests are being served? Mark Stuart 22. Kinship and community networks Robert MacKenzie, Zyama Ciupijus and Chris Forde Index

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'Many of the contributors to this book point out how daunted they felt when they began their chapters. There is no argument that the authors had their work cut out, but they triumphantly achieve the ambitious goals they were set. This is an extremely useful book which features authoritative overviews of complex, and potentially baffling, subjects and guides readers through the latest evidence and developments in a wide range of theoretical traditions. This evidence is drawn from across the world's largest economies and space is made for some original research. Chapters draw on a variety of disciplinary resources to illuminate complex issues at the heart of current research and scholarship.' --Ralph Fevre, Cardiff University, UK

`Many of the contributors to this book point out how daunted they felt when they began their chapters. There is no argument that the authors had their work cut out, but they triumphantly achieve the ambitious goals they were set. This is an extremely useful book which features authoritative overviews of complex, and potentially baffling, subjects and guides readers through the latest evidence and developments in a wide range of theoretical traditions. This evidence is drawn from across the world's largest economies and space is made for some original research. Chapters draw on a variety of disciplinary resources to illuminate complex issues at the heart of current research and scholarship.' -- Ralph Fevre, Cardiff University, UK

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Edited by Gregor Gall, Visiting Professor of Industrial Relations, University of Leeds, UK

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