The protection of outsiders in the era of liberalization -- Labor market policy in Austria, Denmark, and Sweden -- Relying on the weak : Austrian unions and smoothed dualization -- Strengthened governments and the erosion of Danish flexicurity -- Goodbye to Swedish social democr…
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"Looking at Austria, Denmark, and Sweden, this book shows that the weaker the government, the stronger the capacity of organized labor to enhance the social protection of precarious workers"--
Precarious Creativity examines the seismic changes confronting media workers in an age of globalization and corporate conglomeration. This pathbreaking anthology peeks behind the hype and supposed glamor of screen media industries to reveal the intensifying pressures and challen…
Offering a collection of essays on labour law and women's work, this text explores the relationship between precarious work and gender, evaluating the extent to which the growth and spread of precarious work challenges traditional norms of labour law and conventional forms of le…
"Globalisation, the shift from manufacturing to services as a source of employment, and the spread of information-based systems and technologies have given birth to a new economy, which emphasises flexibility in the labour market and in employment relations. These changes have l…
"A majority of workers in the world are informally employed and contribute to economic and social development through market and non-market activities that are not protected, regulated, well-recognised or valued. This study provides an in-depth diagnosis of informality and the v…
"A majority of workers in the world are informally employed and contribute to economic and social development through market and non-market activities that are not protected, regulated, well-recognised or valued. This study provides an in-depth diagnosis of informality and the v…
Speaking out against the myths of the 1990s, especially those associated with neo-liberalism, this text offers a defence of the public interest.
"Everyone knows that work in America is not what it used to be. Layoffs, outsourcing, contingent work, disappearing career ladders, these are the new workplace realities for an increasing number of people. But why? In this book, Erin Hatton takes one of the best-known icons of t…
Neo-liberal policies and institutional changes have produced a huge and growing number of people with sufficiently common experiences to be called an emerging class. Neo-liberal policies and institutional changes have produced a huge and growing number of people with sufficient…
"The promotion of social protection in sub-Saharan Africa happens in a context where informal labour markets constitute the norm, and where most workers live uncertain livelihoods with very limited access to official social protection. The dominant social protection agenda and t…
Introduction / by Lone Riisgaard, Nina Torm, and Winnie Mitullah -- Formal social protection and informal workers in Kenya and Tanzania: From residual towards universal models? / by Nina Torm, Godbertha Kinyondo, Winnie Mitullah, and Lone Riisgaard -- The relationship between as…
"The promotion of social protection in sub-Saharan Africa happens in a context where informal labour markets constitute the norm, and where most workers live uncertain livelihoods with very limited access to official social protection. The dominant social protection agenda and t…
"The promotion of social protection in sub-Saharan Africa happens in a context where informal labour markets constitute the norm, and where most workers live uncertain livelihoods with very limited access to official social protection. The dominant social protection agenda and t…
"This edited collection examines the gig economy in the age of convergence from a critical political economic perspective. Contributions explore how media, technology, and labor are converging to create new modes of production, as well as new modes of resistance. From rideshare …
