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Global labour flexibility : seeking distributive justice

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 forms of labour security.
Print Book, English, 1999
MacMillan, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 1999
XV, 441 Seiten Diagramme 22 cm
9780333773147, 9780333776520, 9780312225254, 0333773144, 0333776526, 0312225253
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Preface PART I: CONCEPTUALISING GLOBAL LABOUR Of Work, Labour and Employment Status, Control and Contract PART II: THE SIRENS OF FLEXIBILITY The Pursuit of Flexibility Forms of Flexibility PART III: THE ROCKS OF INSECURITY Labour Market Insecurity Insecurity in Employment Differentiating Income Security Social Protection, Fragmentation and Detachment PART IV: LABOURIST OPTIONS Minimum Wages, Subsidies and Tax Credits The Road to Workfare PART V: SHADOW OF THE FUTURE A Redistributive Agenda Appendix: Concepts of Control and Modes of Resistance Index
Literaturverz. S. 405 - 428