Sustainable Work and the Environmental Crisis: The Link between Labour and Climate Change

ISBN-13: 9780367322090 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 278 str.

Chris Baldry; Jeff Hyman

Opis

This book applies a pioneering approach that provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of the links between political economic activity and the degraded nature of contemporary work. It crucially asks if positive outcomes for the environment and workers are compatible and achievable.

Spis treści

1. Degraded work in a degraded planet 2. Bad day at work 3. A threatened environment 4. Neo-liberal or free-market economics: Literally the ‘world taken for granted’ 5. Roles and responsibilities of business 6. The role of government 7. International bodies and non-governmental organisations 8. The role of workers and their unions 9. The role of technology 10. Towards a just transition 11. Can employee-owned, cooperative enterprises and public banks help save the planet? 12. Towards sustainable work 13. A sustainable world?