<i>‘</i>Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work<i> takes us to the frontiers of the restructuring economy, where rapid technological advances are transforming employment relations. This is an insightful, wide-ranging, and accessible book that provides the critical analysis we need as we grapple with the possible future(s) of work … and of workers.’</i>

- Nik Theodore, University of Illinois Chicago, USA,

<i>‘</i>Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work<i> takes us to the frontiers of the restructuring economy, where rapid technological advances are transforming employment relations. This is an insightful, wide-ranging, and accessible book that provides the critical analysis we need as we grapple with the possible future(s) of work … and of workers.’</i>

- Nik Theodore, University of Illinois Chicago, US,

This timely book offers an in-depth examination of the changing nature of work and the increasing production of waste in a crisis-ridden era dominated by climate change and worker precarity.Focusing on the future of work and workers, the book explores the crucial relationship between global production networks and global disassembly networks, recognising the importance of this interdependence within a circular economy. Authors Al Rainnie, Andrew Herod and Susan McGrath-Champ conduct cross-disciplinary analyses to assess the effect of digitalization and automation upon the structure of work, in particular considering platform capitalism and the gig economy. They highlight concerns with respect to the Green New Deal and circular economy policies, emphasizing the need for a sensitive approach to geographical variations within capitalist landscapes.Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work is a crucial read for students and researchers specializing in development economics, economic geography, labour economics, labour and industrial relations, discard studies and the sociology of work. Its cross-disciplinary approach will also be of interest to students of environmental studies, digital technology and history.
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This unique book offers an in-depth examination of the changing nature of work and the production of waste in a crisis-ridden era dominated by climate change and worker precarity.
Contents Introduction to Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work 1 Rudiments 2 From GVCs to GPNS, i4.0, and beyond 3 What about the workers? 4 Platform capitalism and the gig economy 5 Waste and the circular economy 6 From global production networks to global disassembly networks and back again 7 In the beginning was the waste … 8 Conclusion to Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work References
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781800375369
Publisert
2024-11-08
Utgiver
Vendor
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
320

Om bidragsyterne

Al Rainnie, University of South Australia, Andrew Herod, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Geography, University of Georgia, USA and Susan McGrath-Champ, Professor (Honorary) of Work and Employment Relations, Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies, The University of Sydney, Australia