Vivian Shalla

Working in a Global Era

Edited by Vivian Shalla

Published:

October 2011

ISBN-13:

978-1-55130-396-3

Format:

375pp, Paperback

Description:

Working in a Global Era is a unique reader that examines the world of work from a critical, Canadian perspective. Thoroughly updated and revamped to reflect current issues and debates, this second edition brings together 14 cutting-edge readings. The book is divided into seven sections that cover a wide range of topics: globalization and neo-liberalism; the reorganization of the manufacturing and service sectors; precariousness and flexibilization; racialization and migration; labour market restructuring; informal care work; and union renewal. Each section contains two chapters, giving students a diversity of voices on each issue. This is an ideal text for courses in the sociology of work and labour and will also be of interest to instructors and students in labour studies and industrial relations programs.

Working in a Global Era

Edited by Vivian Shalla

Published:

March 2006

ISBN-13:

978-1-55130-290-4

Format:

399pp, Book

Description:

This progressive new reader features work from some of Canada's most prolific and talented writers on the subject of global markets including David Broad, Naomi Klein, Alan Sears, and David Livingstone.

The focus of the book is an examination of work in a global era, and is ideal for those interested in the changing strcuture of work in Canada and abroad. Its strength comes from its critical perspective as well as the examination of the role of Canadian labour in the global working world. Divided into eight key parts with a total of 16 essential readings, this volume covers a great deal of ground. From Fordist and Post-Fordist methods of production, to the challenge of working in free trade zones, from migration and transnationalism to training and skills in a knowledge-based economy, this book will fill a gap in the literature about work in Canada in the era of transnational citizens and corporations.