Stronge, Will
Overtime: Why We Need a Shorter Working Week
- ISBN 13:
- 9781788738682
- author:
- Stronge, Will
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Verso
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions:
- 17.5 x 10.9 x 1.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, History & Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
Work isn't working. As precarity and low pay become increasingly embedded in the job market, it's clear that a new approach to employment is needed. Kyle Lewis and Will Stronge argue that a shorter working week could be a powerful solution to the existential threats facing many industries, including automation, climate breakdown, and an ageing population. In Overtime, the authors explore what a shorter working week means in the context of capitalist economies and delve into its history and political implications. Drawing on a range of thinkers, they make the case for a shorter week as a way to build a more just and equitable society, one based on collective freedom and human potential. A shorter working week could provide scope for people to achieve a happier, more fulfilling life, but what would this look like in practice? Lewis and Stronge examine the possibilities and challenges of implementing a shorter week, offering a radical and practicable response to the worrying trends shaping our world today.
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