ABSTRACT
This collection of brief essays by thought-leaders, scholars, activists, psychologists, and social scientists imagines new workplace structures and policies that promote decent and fair work for all members of society, especially those who are most vulnerable.
The world of work has been deteriorating for decades and the very institution of work needs to be systematically understood, critiqued, reimagined, and rebuilt. This book offers thoughtful suggestions for new work arrangements, individual strategies for enhancing one’s work life, and recommendations for innovative systemic and institutional reforms. The collection offers critical analyses in conjunction with constructive solutions on rebuilding work, providing direction and context for ongoing debates and policy discussions about work.
The book will be of interest to activists, policy makers, management and leaders, scholars, professionals, students, and general readers interested work-based reform efforts and social change.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |11 pages
Introduction
part |28 pages
The Function of Work in People's Lives
chapter 2|5 pages
Livelihood Thinking for Career Development
part |24 pages
Changing Nature of Work
part |46 pages
Inequality and Work
chapter 11|6 pages
International Students
chapter 12|6 pages
Essential, Excluded, and Exploited
part |17 pages
Precarious Work, Unemployment, and Underemployment
part |31 pages
Race, Culture, and Work
chapter 24|5 pages
Using Power for Good
chapter 26|5 pages
Working People
part |70 pages
Practice, Systematic, and Policy Perspectives on Work
chapter 31|5 pages
Work Is a Four-Letter Word
chapter 33|5 pages
Toward a Squared Sustainable Work
chapter 39|4 pages
Not Just One Employee's Problem
chapter 40|6 pages
A Degree Isn't What It Used to Be
part |22 pages
Technology and Work
chapter 43|5 pages
On Embracing Automation and Loving Work
part |13 pages
Conclusion