The International Political Economy of Work and Employability

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.

Autorentext
Dr Phoebe Mooreis an active researcher and a Senior Lecturer in International Relations. She has been teaching International Relations and International Political Economy since September 2000 in the United Kingdom and has published a number of books, articles and reports about labour struggle, industrial relations and the impact of technology on everyday lives.

Inhalt
Introduction: The International Political Economy of Work Work, Employability, Subjectivity Skills Revolutions in the 'West' Skills Revolutions in the 'East' Employability as Renewed Subjectivity: Sooda, and Peer Production Bibliography