An urgent and deeply resonant Case for the power of workplace democracy to restore balance between Economy and society.
Tcherneva (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College)..
Contributors include Alyssa Battistoni (Barnard College of Columbia University), Adelle Blackett (McGill University), Julia Cagé (Sciences Po), Neera Chandhoke (University of Delhi), Lisa Herzog (University of Groningen), Imge Kaya Sabanci (IE Business School), Sara Lafuente (European Trade Union Institute), Hélène Landemore (Yale University), Flávia Máximo (Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil), and Pavlina R.
Building on cross-disciplinary research, Democratize Work is both a rallying cry and an architecture for a sustainable Economy that fits the democratic project of our societies.
By treating workers as citizens, treating work as something other than an asset, and treating the planet as something to be cared for, a better way is attainable.
Amid mounting inequalities tied to race, gender, and class--and with huge implications for the ecological fate of the planet--the authors detail how adjustments in how we organize work can lead to sweeping reconciliation.
In Democratize Work , essays from a dozen social scientists--all women--articulate the perils and frustrations of our collective moment, while also framing the current crisis as an opportunity for renewal and transformation.
For many, work has become unfair.
Democracy has been subjugated by the demands of capitalism.
The narrative of essential workers has provided thin cover for the fact that society\'s lowest paid and least empowered continue to work risky jobs that keep our capitalism humming.
What happens to a society--and a planet--when capitalism outgrows democracy? The tensions between democracy and capitalism are longstanding, and they have been laid bare by the social effects of COVID-19.
An urgent and deeply resonant Case for the power of workplace democracy to restore balance between Economy and society
