How will work be organised in the future? With its global perspective and critical approach, Re-Thinking the Future of Work provides not only an overview and examination of the array of competing visions, but also a radical rethink about the direction of change.

Introduction: rethinking the future of work.- PART 1: DOMINANT PERSPECTIVES ON THE DIRECTION OF WORK.- The dominant narratives.- The demise of the informal economy and growth of the formal economy.- The all-pervasive penetration of the market.- The advent of a globalized world.- PART 2: FUTURES FOR EMPLOYMENT.- The rise of the information/knowledge society.- New forms of flexible work organization.- Post-bureaurcratic management.- Non-capitalist futures for employment.- PART 3: VISIONS OF THE FUTURE OF WORK.- Third way visions of work organization.- Organizing work in a post-employment world.- Work Organization in a post-capitalist world.- Green visions of work organization.- Conclusions: futures for work.- References.- Index.

'...thought provoking, profound and based on sound research. It is well crafted and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in, among other things, helping to shape the future for those people throughout the world who are not empowered to do it for themselves.' - Tony Gould, Industrial Relations '...the book is precise, up-to-date and well-informed: it offers a comprehensive state of the art of contemporary social theory.' - Enzo Mingione, Urban Studies

'...thought provoking, profound and based on sound research. It is well crafted and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in, among other things, helping to shape the future for those people throughout the world who are not empowered to do it for themselves.' - Tony Gould, Industrial Relations '...the book is precise, up-to-date and well-informed: it offers a comprehensive state of the art of contemporary social theory.' - Enzo Mingione, Urban Studies

Discusses the main debates and brings together the key perspectives in one book Global in scope, covering developed and less developed economies and containing international research and examples Strong theoretical underpinning balanced by a range of case studies and examples drawn from around the world