Issue Information – TOC

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12101
• Published date: 01 December 2019
• Date: 01 December 2019

International

Labour

Review

2019 4 > Volume 158 December

Contents

577 Introduction: What does the future promise for work,

employment and society? Uma RANI and Damian GRIMSHAW

In introducing this double Special Issue, the authors draw on the articles contained

therein to highlight the main areas for consideration in research on the future of

work. They present the fast-paced changes affecting the world of work as offering

an opportunity to move towards equality-inducing growth, while warning of the

dangers posed by mismanaged technological change, inequalities (highlighting the

persistent and intersectional nature of gender inequality), global supply chains

and opportunities for social dialogue. In this light, they also propose policy recom-

mendations focusing on strengthening worker protection and representative insti-

tutions, rethinking regulatory frameworks and taxation systems, and ensuring just

transitions.

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593 Whither the evolution of the contemporary social fabric?

New technologies and old socio-economic trends

Giovanni DOSI and Maria Enrica VIRGILLITO

This article considers whether societies are witnessing another industrial revolu-

tion in the light of an assessment of the impact of technological change on today’s

socio-economic fabric, especially with respect to employment, income distribution,

working conditions and labour relations. The authors argue that the processes of

SPECIAL ISSUE

FUTURE OF WORK (Part I):

TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE,

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND INEQUALITY

Guest Editor: Uma RANI