Better Work : The Impact of Automation, Flexibilization and Intensification of Work.
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing AG,
2021.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Better Work
- cover
- Foreword
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- 1.1 Three Major Developments: Automation, Flexibilization and Intensification
- 1.1.1 Automation: Robots, Cobots and Algorithms
- 1.1.2 Flexibilization of Work
- 1.1.3 Intensification of Work
- 1.2 Better Work as a Societal Mission
- 1.3 Concerns About the Quality of Work
- 1.3.1 The Quality of Work as a Distribution Issue
- 1.3.2 The Netherlands in Europe
- 1.4 Better Work and Well-Being
- 1.4.1 Focus on Well-Being
- 1.4.2 Work Is Important for Our Well-Being
- 1.5 In this Book
- 1.5.1 Covid-19 Pandemic
- 1.5.2 In the Following Chapters…
- A Day at Work: The Truck Driver
- Chapter 2: The Importance of Better Work
- 2.1 The Meaning of Paid Work
- 2.1.1 When People Are Out of Work: Consequences for the Individual and Society
- 2.2 Good Work: Insights from the Social Sciences
- 2.2.1 Good Work as Seen by Economists
- 2.2.2 Good Work as Seen by Sociologists
- 2.2.3 Good Work as Seen by Psychologists
- 2.2.4 Good Work as Seen by International Organizations
- 2.3 Conditions for Good Work
- 2.3.1 Income Security
- 2.3.2 In the Workplace: Freedom and Belonging
- 2.3.3 Work-Life Balance
- 2.3.4 The Three Conditions for Good Work
- 2.4 Consequences of Good Work for the Individual, the Economy and Society
- 2.4.1 Health and Well-Being
- 2.4.2 Engagement
- 2.4.3 Sense of Community
- 2.5 Conclusion: Good Work Means Control
- A Day at Work: The Primary-School Teacher
- Part I: Good Work: Development and Current Status
- Chapter 3: Control Over Income
- 3.1 Insecure Work
- 3.1.1 Insecurity
- 3.2 Social Security and Insecurity
- 3.2.1 Workers on Temporary Contracts
- 3.3 Repair or Revise
- 3.4 Security of Employment and Professional Development
- 3.5 Wage Development
- 3.5.1 A Living Income.
- 3.5.2 How New Technologies and Flexible Contracts Affect Income
- 3.6 Conclusion: Control over Income Requires More Security and Less Inequality
- A Day at Work: The Order Picker
- Chapter 4: Control Over Work
- 4.1 Busier than Ever? The Intensification of Work
- 4.2 Autonomy as Achilles' Heel
- 4.2.1 Declining Autonomy at Work: Explanations
- 4.3 Camaraderie at Work
- 4.3.1 Aggression at Work
- 4.3.2 Camaraderie in the Age of Flexible Work
- 4.4 Differences in Control over Work: Education and Occupation
- 4.5 Who Is Responsible for Control over Work?
- 4.5.1 Government
- 4.5.2 Social Partners and Professional Associations
- 4.5.3 Workers
- 4.6 Conclusion: Control Over Work Requires More Autonomy and Camaraderie
- A Day at Work: The IT Worker
- Chapter 5: Control in Life
- 5.1 Part-Time Work, or Looking After Number One
- 5.1.1 Childcare
- 5.1.2 Care for the Elderly
- 5.1.3 Fair Sharing
- 5.1.4 Good Work
- 5.2 Paid Leave
- 5.3 Control Over Working Hours
- 5.4 Blurring Boundaries
- 5.5 Conclusion: Control in Life Requires More than Just Part-Time Work
- 5.6 Part 1 - Conclusion: Work Could Be better
- 5.6.1 Good Work in the Netherlands?
- 5.6.2 Dividing Lines
- 5.6.3 Three Core Developments
- 5.6.4 Policy Choices
- A Day at Work: The Retail Floor Manager
- Part II: Work for All
- Chapter 6: Everyone into Work
- 6.1 Technological Developments
- 6.1.1 Job Polarization
- 6.1.2 Switching Between Jobs
- 6.1.3 Technology for Inclusivity
- 6.2 Flexible Labour Market
- 6.2.1 Permanently Temporary
- 6.2.2 A Revolving Door in Social Security
- 6.2.3 Less Training
- 6.2.4 Protection
- 6.2.5 Opportunities Through the Hybridization of Work
- 6.3 Intensification of Work
- 6.3.1 New Vulnerabilities
- 6.3.2 Exacerbating Existing Vulnerabilities
- 6.3.3 Reintegration Is More Difficult.
- 6.3.4 Limits to the Intensification of Work
- 6.4 Policies to Help People into Work
- 6.4.1 Limited Investments
- 6.4.2 What We Know
- 6.4.3 What About Employers?
- 6.4.4 Good Basic Jobs
- 6.5 Conclusion: New Vulnerabilities, New Policy Challenges
- A Day at Work: The Chartered Accountant
- Part III: The New Societal Mission
- Chapter 7: Room to Choose Good Work
- 7.1 Globalization with Policy Space
- 7.1.1 Winners and Losers
- 7.1.2 The Political Trilemma of the World Economy
- 7.1.3 Lasting Differences Between Countries
- 7.1.4 The Same Picture in the Globalization of Production…
- 7.1.5 …and of Labour
- 7.2 Technology Does Not Just Happen
- 7.2.1 Humanizing Work
- 7.2.2 The Economics of Robots and ai
- 7.2.3 Co-creation
- 7.3 Investing in Good Work
- 7.4 A Task for Government
- 7.5 Conclusion: Room for Choice
- A Day at Work: The Homecare Worker
- Chapter 8: Better Work: Conclusions and Recommendations
- 8.1 Good Work Is Under Pressure
- 8.1.1 We Could Do Better
- 8.1.2 Good Work is At Stake
- 8.1.3 Room for Better Work
- 8.1.4 Good Work for All
- 8.2 More Control over Income
- 8.2.1 Prevent Unfair Competition Between Workers
- 8.2.2 Develop a System of Contract-Neutral Basic Insurance and Benefits
- 8.2.3 Update Active Labour-Market Policy
- 8.2.4 Good Basic Jobs for People on Benefits with Few Opportunities
- 8.3 More Control Over Work
- 8.3.1 Develop a Programmatic Approach to Good Work
- 8.3.2 Strengthen the Position of Workers
- 8.4 More Control in Life
- 8.4.1 Invest in Good Care Facilities for Children and the Elderly
- 8.4.2 Make More Working Hours Easier to Secure
- 8.4.3 Provide Long-Term Paid Care Leave
- 8.4.4 Provide More Control Over Working Hours
- 8.5 Better Work as an Objective of Public Policy
- 8.5.1 The Government Spends Public Money and Is an Employer.
- 8.5.2 Finally: Better Work Is everyone's Concern
- Bibliography.