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In this ground-breaking book, Guy Standing offers a new perspective on work and citizenship, rejecting the labourist orientation of the 20th century. Karl Polanyi's "The Great Transformation" marked the rise of industrial citizenship, which hinged on fictitious labour decommodification. Since the 1970s, this has collapsed and a Global Transformation is under way, in which inequalities and insecurities are becoming unsustainable. Guy Standing explains that while a struggle against paternalism is essential, the desirable egalitarian response to the problems caused by globalization is a strategy to build occupational citizenship. This is based on a right to universal economic security and institutions to enable everybody to develop their capabilities and work whilst respecting the ecological imperatives of the 21st century. The book also explores a phasing out of labour law and a re-orientation of collective bargaining towards collaborative bargaining, highlighting the increased importance of the relationship between groups of workers and citizens as well as between workers and capital. "Work after Globalization" offers a new perspective on work, rejecting the labourist orientation of the 20th century. Social scientists interested in globalization and labour market issues will warmly welcome this book. It will also strongly appeal to students, researchers, policy-makers, social activists and those connected with the international regulation of occupations.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Sociology

• Full title: Work after Globalization - Building Occupational Citizenship
• Author: Guy Standing
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• EAN: 9781848447783
• ID: 05104624
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Weight: 662 g
• Dimensions: 244 × 169 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 29. January 2010

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