Working for Better Times - Hardcover

Servais, Jean-Michel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8189640542 ISBN 13: 9788189640545

Publisher: Bookwell Publications, 2008

Synopsis

To most people, work is the mainstay of livelihood, social integration, and identity. But the twentieth-century meaning of "work" can no longer be taken for granted. As patterns of work continue to shift in response to the demands of production and trade in the global economy, major challenges have arisen —not only in the lives of individual workers, but also for employers exposed to global competition and for the makers of national and international policy and law. At the heart of the debate lies the challenge of reframing the concepts and rules whereby people's socioeconomic security and the human dimensions of work can be reconciled with the global market's growing need for competitive labor flexibility. This volume offers unique insights into current thinking and policy options on these crucial issues. It consists of a selection of articles from the ILO's flagship journal, the International Labour Review, including contributions by such distinguished scholars as Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Robert Reich, Sir Bob Hepple, and Alain Supiot.

About this title

About the Author

Jean-Michel Servais is professor of development studies at the Graduate Institute in Geneva. Patrick Bolle is the French- language editor of the International Labour Review. Mark Lansky is the managing editor of the International Labour Review. Christine L. Smith is the editor-in-chief of the International Labour Review.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bookwell Publications
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8189640542
• ISBN 13: 9788189640545
• Binding: Hardcover