Global Labour Flexibility by Guy Standing - ISBN: 9780333776520
Paperback
What models of distributive justice can the twenty-first century promote to challenge the spread of insecurity, inequality and social fragmentation? The twentieth century was dominated by competition between two labour models of society - state socialism and welfare state capitalism, which promoted …

Global Labour Flexibility

Seeking Distributive Justice

  • Paperback

    441 pages

  • Release Date

    20 June 1999

Summary

What models of distributive justice can the 21st century promote to challenge the spread of insecurity, inequality and social fragmentation? The 20th century was dominated by competition between two labour models of society state socialism and welfare state capitalism, which promoted forms of labour security. Since the 1970s, globalization and flexible labour markets have increased insecurity and inequalities. After a period dominated by libertarianism, politicians and social thinkers must fi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780333776520
ISBN-10:0333776526
Author:Guy Standing
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:Palgrave Macmillan
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:441
Release Date:20 June 1999
Weight:582g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Guy Standing, an imaginative economist at the International Labour Organisation, provides us with a stimulating analysis of the labour markets of the industrialised economies during the past century.’ - Robert Taylor

About The Author

Guy Standing

Guy Standing is Senior Economist for International Labour Office, Geneva, Switzerland.

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