Description
The Labour Market Myth thoroughly critiques the standard economic approach to employment markets, highlighting how it fails to explain the most pressing problems regarding work and income. Presenting empirical data on diverse aspects of work across a range of affluent countries, De Beer explores issues such as wage differences, long-term unemployment, discrimination against particular groups, and a misplaced emphasis on short-term flexibility and mobility. Ultimately, De Beer advocates for an understanding of employment built upon concepts of intrinsic motivation, cooperation, stability, and long-term relationships, rather than financial incentives and competition.
Combining insights from across the social sciences, The Labour Market Myth is a fascinating read for postgraduate students and scholars of labour economics and policy, as well as the sociology of work. It also offers fresh perspectives for those involved in labour relations, such as policy advisors, civil servants, and trade union officials.
About the Author
Paul de Beer, Professor of Industrial Relations, AIAS-HSI, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Reviews
'Despite its ubiquity as a metaphor, the notion of labor markets is ill-equipped to explain important features of work in modern society. Instead, this compelling book invites us to view work and its outcomes through a more realistic lens, as embedded in institutional and cultural contexts.' -- Arne L. Kalleberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US
Book Information
ISBN 9781035334445
Author Paul de Beer
Format Hardback
Page Count 154
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
