{"title":"Mark Erickson","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Erickson offers insightful explorations into the complexities of modern labour and economic systems, with a particular focus on the impacts of globalisation. His works provide a thoughtful analysis of how work is transformed in a rapidly changing world, ideal for readers interested in education and social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging and well-researched, Erickson’s books invite readers to consider the broader implications of global economic trends on everyday working life. His clear, academic style makes challenging concepts accessible without sacrificing depth or nuance.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"globalization-and-work-by-ranji-devadason-9780745652122","title":"Globalization and Work","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis engaging book offers a lively and rigorous synthesis of the varied interconnections between work and globalization. Drawing on relevant sociological insights, and based on extensive, up-to-date research studies of work and employment, it brings together for the first time in a single volume a range of key topics, including: consumption, work and identity in a globalizing world; work and employment in multinationals; international labour standards; trade unions, labour movements and labour conflict under globalization; gender and inequality; migrant labour; transnational mobility; and the organization of work in global factories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobalization and Work\u003c\/em\u003e challenges conceptions of globalization as a project orchestrated by governments, multinational companies and international agencies. The authors highlight the importance of integrating a grounded, bottom-up perspective which recognizes that globalization is not just something that happens to working people, thereby revealing the fascinating extent to which workers actively engage in producing globalization. Throughout, the book contains a number of features to deepen understanding, including case study boxes of topical examples from across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobalization and Work\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential new book for anyone interested in globalization, the sociology of work and comparative employment relations, especially undergraduate and postgraduate students taking modules on these and related topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383821549804,"sku":"9780745652122","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12878353482453.jpg?v=1773382638"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mark-erickson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}