Universal Credit and Basic Income: two briefings
https://autonomy.work/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UC-UBI-V4.pdf
Working time and climate change (briefing)
Read our briefing on the available research on the link between climate change and working time
The Ecological Limits of Work
If we were to reduce our working hours to stay within our available CO2 budget, how long would the working week have to be?
The Shorter Working Week: a radical and pragmatic proposal
A shorter working week is not only desirable, but it is a practical response to multiple crises.
Race and Work (fact sheet)
Race continues to be a determining factor when it comes to the inequalities of work, employment, and wealth.
‘Exploring our latent potential’ – Danielle Guizzo and Will Stronge in IPPR Progressive Review
Danielle Guizzo and Will Stronge outline what an economy geared towards real freedom would look like, including an updated welfare state and a shorter working week. In IPPR’s Progressive Review.
Social Wealth Funds in the UK: full report and comments
Social wealth funds are part of a newly emerging economic paradigm. Here is the ‘Remodelling Capitalism’ report in full, introduced by the authors and collected together with comments from a diverse range…
The Desire to Work as an Adaptive Preference
Political philosopher Michael Cholbi explores the concept of ‘adative preferences’ in relation to current work and post-work debates.
Keynes, Foucault and the ‘Disciplinary Complex’: a working paper from Danielle Guizzo and Will Stronge
Danielle Guizzo and Will Stronge re-introduce Foucaultian concepts into the contemporary analysis of work, in the context of the ongoing discussions around a shorter working week.
Report on Deliveroo work in Brighton
Robbie Warin reports on the social structure of Deliveroo work and the social effects of automated management