Labour in the 21st Century : Insights into a Changing World of Work.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stone, Katherine.

Contributor:

Dagnino, Emanuele.

Martínez, Silvia Fernández.

Series:

ADAPT labour studies book-series.

ADAPT Labour studies Book-Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

Several major transformations have characterized the world of work in recent years. Those transformations follow different patterns in different countries, yet their dynamics are so interrelated that it is often hard, if not impossible, to distinguish the causal relationships among them. Technological advances, globalization, old and new media, demographic changes, and new production and economic systems are all key factors acting on this ongoing transformation which is impacting both the world of work and society as a whole. In the spirit of Karl Polanyi, the well-known scholar who described the rise of market-based societies, we are led to wonder if we are witnessing a new "Great Transformation of Work", on such a scale that it might change the very meaning of work in our society, and even its anthropological connotations. Accordingly, this volume investigates and discusses the different aspects of this transformation from a comparative perspective. In order to propose better solutions to cope with these changes, it is necessary to analyze their ongoing dynamics. Lawmakers, unions, scholars and practitioners are all called to do their part in order to achieve the goals of sustainability and fairness of our economic systems

Contents:

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter One: Changing Technology, Geography and Vision

Determining Employment as a Development Strategy in a Changing World

The Use of Information and Communication Technology in the Global Workplace as a Factor of Interaction between Different Legal Measures

The Impact of Workplace Innovation on Workers

Cloud Computing

The Vision of Work in the US

Chapter Two: Demographic Changes

Occupational Health and Safety and Older Workers

Active Ageing and Supportive Working Time Measures

The Regulatory Challenges of Fulfilling the Policy Goal of Protecting Workers from Occupational Diseases

Chapter Three: Industrial Relations Put to the Test of the Great Transformation of Work

Modern Social Dialogue

Recent Trends of Collective Bargaining in Europe

Ecological Conversion of Workplaces, Trade Unions and Wage

Contributors

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4438-7384-5

OCLC:

991596152