Idleness

AvKaty Jones,Ashwin Kumar

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

UK workers are stuck in a low-pay, low-productivity rut, with far too many people working in poor quality, insecure jobs, with little training or chance of getting on. Katy Jones and Ashwin Kumar question the mantra that “work is the best way out of poverty” and examine the in-work poverty that now defines employment for many.The state’s engagement with people out of work is shown to ignore the needs of lone parents and disabled people, and has little concern for skills and career progression. When coupled with the degradation of social infrastructure, such as child care and transport, the barriers to quality work can become insurmountable. Jones and Kumar’s insightful analysis reveals the need to move away from positioning unemployment as a “behavioural problem” to be corrected by coercive labour market policies to one that considers the wider obstacles to better paid, quality jobs.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-10-20
Mått:129 x 198 x 15 mm
Vikt:212 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Giants: A New Beveridge Report
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781788214544

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Ekonomisk politik inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Katy Jones is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Decent Work and Productivity at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has previously held research positions at The Work Foundation (part of Lancaster University) and the University of Salford. She has published widely on topics including youth unemployment, homelessness, welfare conditionality and skills. Ashwin Kumar is Professor of Social Policy at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has previously worked as Chief Economist at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Senior Economic Advisor at the Department for Work and Pensions and as an economic advisor to Gordon Brown.

Recensioner i media

Idleness nails the myth that any job – no matter how insecure or poorly paid – is better than no job. It sets out a compelling case that empowering workers and improving the quality of work can help drive productivity and sustainable growth.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1. A changing labour market: from Beveridge to Brexit2. Productivity3. Good work4. Supporting people into work: a brief history5. Employment policies today6. Employment gaps7. Supporting low-paid workers8. Skills and progression9. Social infrastructure10. State regulationConclusion: what needs to change?