The International Political Economy of Work and Employability [electronic resource] /
Moore, P.author.
International competition and skills shortages caused by technological advancement have raised entirely new issues for workers, not least how responsibility is increasingly being transferred to them. This book looks at how workers are expected to survive unstable job market conditions in three locations: the UK, Singapore, and South Korea.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figure; 1 Introduction: The International Political Economy of Work; 2 Work, Employability, Subjectivity; 3 Skills Revolutions in the 'West'; 4 Skills Revolutions in the 'East'; 5 Employability as Renewed Subjectivity: Sooda Korea, and Peer Production; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-188) and index.
International competition and skills shortages caused by technological advancement have raised entirely new issues for workers, not least how responsibility is increasingly being transferred to them. This book looks at how workers are expected to survive unstable job market conditions in three locations: the UK, Singapore, and South Korea.
International relations.
Political sociology.
Industrial sociology.
Political economy.
Sociology.
Globalization.
International Relations.
Political Sociology.
Sociology of Work.
International Political Economy.
Sociology, general.
Globalization.