Crises at Work - Economy, Climate and Pandemic

It is impossible to view the news at present without hearing talk of crisis.
This timely book looks at how three major crises - the economy, pandemic and climate - are related to the crisis of work, making it more precarious, intense and unequal.
Providing an original and critical synthesis of recent trends in the field, expert scholars offer a programme for transcending the crisis of work.
Offering a timely contribution to understanding the important issues facing the world, this book presents an important new way of thinking about work in contemporary societies.

About the author

Steve Williams is Reader in Employment Relations at the University of Portsmouth.

Summary

It is impossible to view the news at present without hearing talk of crisis: the economy, the climate, the pandemic. This book asks how these larger societal issues lead to a crisis with work, making it ever more precarious, unequal and intense. Experts diagnose the nature of the problem and offer a programme for transcending above the crises.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Erickson, Mark (University of Brighton) Erickson, Steve Williams, Steve (Author Williams
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781529224900
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-2490-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 242 mm x 161 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 538 g
• Illustrations: 4 Illustrations, black and white
• Series: Understanding Work and Employment Relations
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Labour, economic and industrial sociology