Sharing the work, sparing the planet : work time, consumption, & ecology
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書誌事項
Sharing the work, sparing the planet : work time, consumption, & ecology
Zed Books , Between the Lines , Pluto Press Australia, c1999
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-225) and index
内容説明・目次
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: uk ISBN 9781856498173
内容説明
This is a comprehensive, up-to-date and thoughtful account of an idea for tackling both persistent unemployment and environmental degradation in industrial societies. Called work time reduction, it is being increasingly discussed and experimented with in many countries, particularly Western Europe. The idea embraces, as this book shows in its account of these experiments, an innovative range of possibilities, including a shorter working week, early retirement and parental leave. The author argues that work time reduction can contribute to reducing ecological stress as an environmentally sound response to unemployment (some 35 million people are jobless in OECD countries) and by encouraging new notions of progress based on more free time rather than more material consumption.
The author explores the political, economic and cultural obstacles to be overcome. He describes the numerous practical attempts to begin translating the idea into reality in Canada, the USA, Japan, parts of the South, and Europe. And he explores key questions that need to be thought through: Should it be simply a shorter working week? With or without loss of pay? And with individuals acting voluntarily, or the subject of legislation?
目次
1. Introduction.
2. Overconsumption, Efficiency and Sufficiency.
3. Working Less, Consuming Less, and Living More: The Ecological Promise of Work Time Reduction.
4. Perverted by Productionism? Work Time Reduction and an Expansionary Vision.
5. Why It's So Hard to Work Less.
6. Work Time Policy and Practice.
7. Europe's New Movement for Work Time Reduction.
8. With or Without Loss in Pay? With or Without the Revolution?
9. Conclusion.
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: uk : pbk ISBN 9781856498180
内容説明
This is a comprehensive, up-to-date and thoughtful account of an idea for tackling both persistent unemployment and environmental degradation in industrial societies. Called work time reduction, it is being increasingly discussed and experimented with in many countries, particularly Western Europe. The idea embraces, as this book shows in its account of these experiments, an innovative range of possibilities, including a shorter working week, early retirement and parental leave. The author argues that work time reduction can contribute to reducing ecological stress as an environmentally sound response to unemployment (some 35 million people are jobless in OECD countries) and by encouraging new notions of progress based on more free time rather than more material consumption.
The author explores the political, economic and cultural obstacles to be overcome. He describes the numerous practical attempts to begin translating the idea into reality in Canada, the USA, Japan, parts of the South, and Europe. And he explores key questions that need to be thought through: Should it be simply a shorter working week? With or without loss of pay? And with individuals acting voluntarily, or the subject of legislation?
目次
1. Introduction.
2. Overconsumption, Efficiency and Sufficiency.
3. Working Less, Consuming Less, and Living More: The Ecological Promise of Work Time Reduction.
4. Perverted by Productionism? Work Time Reduction and an Expansionary Vision.
5. Why It's So Hard to Work Less.
6. Work Time Policy and Practice.
7. Europe's New Movement for Work Time Reduction.
8. With or Without Loss in Pay? With or Without the Revolution?
9. Conclusion.
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: cn ISBN 9781896357287
内容説明
Anders Hayden explores how the reduction of work time can play an integral role in an alternative ecological vision. Reduced work time will help sustain the environment, and ensure increased employment, social justice, and a high quality of life. Hayden's ideas challenge the current economic system driven by consumerism.
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