Meaningful Work and Workplace Democracy A Philosophy of Work and a P

This book is a timely revival of the social and political importance of meaningful work, which explores a philosophy of work based upon the value of meaningfulness and argues for the institution of a new politics of meaningfulness.

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Meaningful Work and Workplace Democracy

10.1057/9781137370587 - Meaningful Work and Workplace Democracy, Ruth Yeoman

10.1057/9781137370587 - Meaningful Work and Workplace Democracy, Ruth Yeoman

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A Philosophy of Work and a Politics of Meaningfulness Ruth Yeoman Research Fellow, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, UK

10.1057/9781137370587 - Meaningful Work and Workplace Democracy, Ruth Yeoman

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Meaningful Work and Workplace Democracy

© Ruth Yeoman 2014

No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries ISBN: 978-1-137-37057-0 hardback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Yeoman, Ruth, 1964– Meaningful work and workplace democracy : a philosophy of work and a politics of meaningfulness / Ruth Yeoman. pages cm Summary: “Meaningful Work and Workplace Democracy is a timely revival of the social and political importance of meaningful work. Drawing upon moral philosophy, political theory and sociology of work, this book creates a philosophy of work based upon the value of meaningfulness, and addresses contemporary concerns that work has become irretrievably degraded by evaluating how this understanding of meaningfulness remedies alienati