Description
Comparative labor systems
Book Summary
This work offers an in-depth analysis of labor systems as the central axis for understanding industrial and post-industrial societies. The authors examine how competing social, economic, and political logics shape the world of work, especially following the 2008 crisis. The book invites reflection on whether the restructuring of labor relations truly seeks to generate new incentives in global capitalism or if, on the contrary, it consolidates the loss of rights and precarity. Essential reading for understanding current labor dynamics.
What is it about?
The book addresses labor systems as a multidimensional phenomenon, the result of hegemonic logics in permanent conflict. Starting from the 2008 financial crisis, the authors analyze how economically dominant classes have taken advantage of the situation to reconfigure the social foundations of work, reducing rights and displacing its centrality. Through a comparative perspective, the work examines whether these transformations are aimed at favoring new labor incentives within global capitalism, or if, conversely, they deepen inequality and lack of protection. It is a critical study that connects the sociology of work with political economy and globalization.
Main topics
- Comparative analysis of labor systems in industrial and post-industrial societies.
- Impact of the 2008 crisis on the restructuring of labor relations.
- Loss of the centrality of work and reduction of social and labor rights.
- Hegemonic logics (social, economic, and political) in dispute within global capitalism.
- Industrial relations and their evolution in the context of globalization.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at researchers, sociologists, economists, social science students, and professionals interested in labor relations, the sociology of work, and the effects of globalization. It is also highly useful for political analysts and union members seeking to understand the structural transformations of the contemporary world of work.
What this book contributes
- A critical and comparative view of labor systems after the 2008 crisis.
- Analytical tools to understand the reconfiguration of rights and labor relations in global capitalism.
- Keys to evaluating whether current labor reforms respond to real incentives or class interests.
- A solid theoretical framework that connects the sociology of work with political economy.
Technical specifications
- Author: Brunet Icart, Ignasi; Pizzi, Alejandro; Moral Martín, David
- Publisher: Anthropos Editorial
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: Globalization, Sociology, Sociology of Work and Effort, Labor Economics, Industrial Relations
- Collection: Globalizations
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication Date: July 2016
- Number of pages: 384
- Weight: 658 g
Editorial Review
This is a rigorous and timely work that addresses a topic of the utmost social and political relevance. Its comparative approach and its ability to connect the economic crisis with the restructuring of work make it a reference for those seeking to understand the transformations of contemporary capitalism. Ideal for readers who value critical and well-founded analysis.