The future of work, finance and the economy
The future of work and the availability of sustainable jobs are key global social challenges.
Addressing UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth and Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, our list provides in-depth research into topics from the role of trade unions in the 21st century to the impact of AI and machine learning. Key series in this area include Feminist Perspectives on Work and Organization and Organizations and Activism.
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Feminism in Public Debt
A Human Rights Approach
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence digitally
This book explores the link between government debt and women's rights. Experts highlight how economic policies worsen gender inequalities and propose a feminist approach to debt issues. It is an essential resource for comprehending the intricate connection between economics and gender.
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Inside Thatcher’s Monetarism Experiment
The Promise, the Failure, the Legacy
In 1979, Margaret Thatcher’s new government pursued a monetarist economic policy in response to double-digit inflation, rising unemployment and flatlining economic growth. Tim Lankester's insider’s account offers fascinating insights into one of Britain's most unsuccessful economic episodes and also examines monetarism's legacy today.
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Architectures of Inequality
Gender Pay Inequity and Britain’s Finance Sector
Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The gender pay gap is economically irrational and yet stubbornly persistent. Focusing on the finance industry which is known for its gender pay disparity, this book explores the efforts being made to fix gendered inequities in the workplace and the factors stalling progress for the future.
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Combining Work and Care
Carer Leave and Related Employment Policies in International Context
Written and informed by national experts, this is the first publication to provide a detailed examination of the development, implementation and implications of carer leave policies and policies in 9 countries across Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America.
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Intimacy as a Lens on Work and Migration
Experiences of Ethnic Performers in Southwest China
This book explores the experiences of ethnic performers' in a small Chinese city. Introducing the concept of ‘intimacy as a lens’, the author examines intimate negotiations involving emotions, sense of self and relationships as a way of understanding wider social inequalities.
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The Economic Lives of Platforms
Rethinking the Political Economy of Digital Markets
This interdisciplinary collection rethinks the political economy of the digital market by asking what came before platforms and suggesting what might come after them. Addressing themes like internet decolonisation, the book makes a timely assessment of the impact of evolving connections between technology, information, society and markets.
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What Do Corporations Want?
Communicative Capitalism, Corporate Purpose, and a New Theory of the Firm
Drawing on communicative and new materialist theorizing, along with three insightful case studies, this book thoroughly redefines our understandings of what corporations are “for.”
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Exiting the Factory (Volume 1)
Strikes and Class Formation beyond the Industrial Sector
Drawing on case studies from Germany, Britain and Spain, this book offers a novel assessment of labour struggles and class formation. Gallas explores key issues around class relations, struggles around waged and unwaged work and labour movements in contemporary capitalism to bring class theory back to labour studies.
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The Politics of Unemployment Policy in Britain
Class Struggle, Labour Market Restructuring and Welfare Reform
Advancing a class-centred approach, this book provides an account of the evolution of social security and employment policy and governance in Britain between 1973 and 2023.
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Exiting the Factory (Volume 2)
Strikes and Class Formation beyond the Industrial Sector
Drawing on case studies from Germany, Britain and Spain, this book offers a novel assessment of post-industrial action. Gallas explores key issues around union activities, class relations and struggles around unwaged work and brings class theory back to labour studies with a class-sensitive analysis of capitalism.
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Labour Law and the Person
An Agenda for Social Justice
This book introduces an innovative approach to social justice for labour law centred on the concept of 'relational autonomy and vulnerability'. Highlighting the need to balance individual needs with societal needs and government involvement, the book sets an inclusive labour law agenda that adapts flawlessly to the ever-evolving labour market.
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Property in Contemporary Capitalism
This timely book contributes to discussions about the nature of property and capital in an era dominated by neoliberalism and resource privatization.
Raising broad questions about the distribution of wealth and wealth inequality, this timely book will set the agenda in modern property theory.
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Work in the Global Economy
Launching in 2021: Work in the Global Economy is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that promotes understanding of work, and connections to work, in all forms and dimensions.
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Journal of Poverty and Social Justice
Special Issue 27.2 Self-employment and social protection in Europe. [Free to Access]
Guest edited by Kevin Caraher and Enrico Reuter
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies
Special Issue 10.2 The Impact of the Great Recession on Younger Workers.
Guest Edited by Jon. D. Miller
European Journal of Politics and Gender
Gendering welfare state analysis: tensions between care and paid work [Free to Access]
Authors: Ciccia, Rossella; Sainsbury, Diane
Critical and Radical Social Work
Entering precarious job markets in the era of austerity measures: the perceptions of Master of Social Work students
Authors: Karki, Karun Kishor; Chi, Monica; Gokani, Ravi; Grosset, Cara; Vasic, Jennifer; Kumsa, Martha Kuwee
Global Discourse
Mothers do not make good workers: the role of work/life balance policies in reinforcing gendered stereotypes
Author: Hampson, Sarah Cote
Families, Relationships and Societies
Working it out: strategies to reconcile work and family among Swedish lone mothers [Free to Access]
Author: Alsarve, Jenny
International Journal of Care and Caring
Learning to care: work experiences and identity formation among African immigrant care workers in the US
Author: Showers, Fumilayo
Policy & Politics
Who cares? The social care sector and the future of youth employment
Authors: Montgomery, Tom; Mazzei, Micaela; Baglioni, Simone; Sinclair, Stephen