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.

'...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

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

COLIN C. WILLIAMS is Professor of Strategic Management in the School of Management at the University of Sheffield, UK.