Global Labour Studies

Marcus Taylor is Associate Professor of Global Development Studies at Queen's University, CanadaSébastien Rioux is Assistant Professor of Geography at the Université de Montréal

• Chapter 1: Thinking Global Labour StudiesChapter 2: The Toolkit of Global Labour StudiesChapter 3: Labour RegimesChapter 4: Global Production NetworksChapter 5: Formal Work in TransitionChapter 6: Labour in the Informal EconomyChapter 7: Agrarian LabourChapter 8: Migrant LabourChapter 9: Forced LabourChapter 10: The Nature of LabourChapter 11: Corporate Social ResponsibilityChapter 12: Organizing Global LabourConclusion: The Futures of Global Labour

"Marcus Taylor and Sébastien Rioux have opened the horizon to a truly global labour studies.  Grounded in heterodox political economy, and animated by critical development studies, feminism, economic sociology, human geography, and more, Global Labour Studies is interdisciplinary in both spirit and practice. It is also a model of lucid, dynamic, and socially engaged exposition, shining light on lived experiences, deep connections, and structural conditions together across the rapidly changing worlds of labour."Jamie Peck, University of British Columbia"A most engaging text for readers who want to understand key labor issues in a rapidly changing global economy. Taylor and Rioux ably help us navigate the complex institutions, processes and relations that shape contemporary work, as well as their implications for politics, inequality and justice."Ching Kwan Lee, University of California, Los Angeles“The book is a remarkable accomplishment. Not only are the authors able to cover numerous topics central to the field in a relatively small amount of space without succumbing to superficiality, they do so in a lively and engaging way. Perhaps most significantly, the book provides readers with the necessary analytical and methodological tools to enter into and further their knowledge of and work in the field of global labour studies. For these and many more reasons, it is highly recommendable for students new to the field.”Labour/Le Travail