The Work We Need

Twenty-first century people cannot give their best if tied down to twentieth-century patterns of work. Hilary Cottam provides the roadmap for the required transformation . Timely . . . guides the changes needed>

About the author

Hilary Cottam is an internationally acclaimed social activist whose work in Britain and with communities around the world has focused on collaborative and affordable solutions to some of the greatest social challenges of our time. Her first book Radical Help was hailed as 'mind-shifting' by David Brooks in the New York Times and has been translated internationally. Awarded an OBE in 2019 for services to the welfare state, Hilary has been recognised by Fast Company in the US for her pioneering creativity and by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. Hilary's TED talk has had close to a million views. www.hilarycottam.com

Product details

• Authors: Hilary Cottam, Cottam Hilary
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 28.05.2026
• EAN: 9780349017495
• ISBN: 978-0-349-01749-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire > Humour, satire, satirical comedy; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, Geopolitics, Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General