Individual working lives and collective action. An introduction to capability for work and capability for voice
@article{Bonvin2012IndividualWL, title={Individual working lives and collective action. An introduction to capability for work and capability for voice}, author={Jean-Michel Bonvin}, journal={Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research}, year={2012}, volume={18}, pages={18 - 9}, url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:154496841} }
This article presents the capability approach as an alternative conceptual and normative framework to assess the impact and relevance of existing labour market regulations. In this perspective, what matters is not GDP growth or the overall employment rate, but the development of people’s real freedom to choose a job or an activity they have reason to value. The two key notions of ‘capability for work’ and ‘capability for voice’ are presented in detail, as well as the way to use them as a…
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