Sustainable Work and the Environmental Crisis

This book applies a pioneering approach that provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of the links between political economic activity and the degraded nature of contemporary work. It crucially asks if positive outcomes for the environment and workers are compatible and achievable.

Chris Baldry is Professor Emeritus in the Stirling Management School, University of Stirling and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Jeff Hyman is Professor Emeritus of Employment Relations at the University of Aberdeen and Honorary Professor of Management at the University of St Andrews.

1. Degraded work in a degraded planet 2. Bad day at work 3. A threatened environment 4. Neo-liberal or free-market economics: Literally the 'world taken for granted' 5. Roles and responsibilities of business 6. The role of government 7. International bodies and non-governmental organisations 8. The role of workers and their unions 9. The role of technology 10. Towards a just transition 11. Can employee-owned, cooperative enterprises and public banks help save the planet? 12. Towards sustainable work 13. A sustainable world?