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001			on1055683280
003			OCoLC
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008			210616s2019 enka b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2018041115
020			_a9781509530847 (paperback)
020			_a1509530843 (paperback)
020			_a9781509530830 (hardback)
020			_a1509530835 (hardback)
035			_a(OCoLC)1055683280 _z(OCoLC)1055685723 _z(OCoLC)1176317614
050			_aHD4904 _b.P54 2019
100	1		_aPietrykowski, Bruce.
245	1	0	_aWork / _cBruce Pietrykowski.
260			_aCambridge, U.K. : _bPolity Press, _c2019.
300			_a158 p. : _bill.
490	1		_aWhat is political economy?
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 133-150) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: The Unique Character of Work -- Inequality at Work: Skills, Wages and Productivity -- Gender at Work: Caring Labor -- Managerial Strategies: Low Road vs. High Road and Off-Road -- Beyond Managerial Strategies: Worker Cooperatives -- Technology, Automation and Skills: Restructuring the Workplace -- Conclusion: Future Worlds of Work -- Notes -- Reference -- Index.
520			_a"Much of our life involves working, preparing for work, searching for work, or thinking and worrying about work. Whether paid or unpaid, free or coerced, full time, part time or zero hours, work defines us and helps shape our behavior both on and off the job. In this accessible book, leading labor economist Bruce Pietrykowski offers a highly engaging exploration of the history and contemporary organization of work under capitalism. His clear presentation of the theoretical debates is illustrated by real-world examples from across the globe and a skilful account of alternatives that point toward a post-capitalist future. Employing a progressive, worker-centered vision that goes beyond neoclassical economics, he examines themes ranging from inequality, care work, and the gig economy to technological change and universal basic income. His analysis emphasizes power, conflict, solidarity, and cooperation, interpreted through the lens of class, race, gender and place. This comprehensive and highly readable book will be of interest to students of economics, sociology, labor studies and politics seeking to learn more about work and workers in the global economy, as well as interested general readers"--
520			_a"In this accessible book, leading labor economist Bruce Pietrykowski offers a highly engaging exploration of the history and contemporary organization of work under capitalism. Employing a progressive, worker-centered vision that goes beyond neoclassical economics, he examines a wide range of themes that characterize twenty-first century work"--
650		4	_aWork.
650		4	_aEquality.
650		4	_aIncome distribution.
650		4	_aEconomic policy.
830		0	_aWhat is political economy? (Polity Press)
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