Social Development by Midgley James O.;

Author:Midgley, James O.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 4714335
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2014-04-17T04:00:00+00:00

• de Soto, H. (1989). The Other Path: The Invisible Revolution in the Third World. New York: Harper & Row. This classic polemic against state intervention is a lively and readable account of the informal sector and its potential to create employment among the urban poor.

• Fantasia, R. & Voss, K. (2004). Hard Work: Remaking the American Labor Movement. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. The authors discuss efforts by the trade union movement in the United States to respond to systematic attacks by the political right and business interests on their efforts to promote Decent Work among their members and non-members alike. The book is also relevant to other countries where unions are being threatened.

• Luce, S. (2004). Fighting for a Living Wage. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. In addition to using minimum wage mandates to prevent labour exploitation, the author shows that many municipalities in the United States have introduced living wage ordinances that augment the federal government’s provisions, significantly raising workers’ incomes in many parts of the country. Its discussion is relevant to other countries as well.

• Skidelsky, R. (2009). Keynes: The Return of the Master. London: Penguin. Written in the wake of the Great Recession, the author, who is well known for his magisterial three-volume biography of Keynes, examines the arguments for and against government efforts to create jobs by stimulating the economy. Although he is clearly in favour of the Keynesian position, his discussion provides helpful a summary of opposing arguments on this question.

• United Nations (2007). Report on the World Social Situation 2007: The Employment Imperative. New York: UN. This concise book provides a helpful overview of the world employment situation and the various policies and programmes introduced to promote jobs and Decent Work in recent years.

• World Bank (2013). World Development Report 2013: Jobs. Washington, DC: World Bank. The Bank’s latest World Development Report is concerned with employment and Decent Work. It provides a wealth of statistical information as well as a comprehensive account of employment issues around the world.

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