Labour Law and Economic Policy
This open access book studies labour institutions from an economic perspective to justify their existence and the advantages that they bring to innovation, efficiency, productivity, and economic growth. The philosophical foundations of labour law rely on the protection of the weaker party of the emp...
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2026
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| author | Todolí-Signes, Adrián |
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| description | This open access book studies labour institutions from an economic perspective to justify their existence and the advantages that they bring to innovation, efficiency, productivity, and economic growth. The philosophical foundations of labour law rely on the protection of the weaker party of the employment contract. However, after 40 years of political neoliberalism, these justifications seem insufficient for achieving progress in the area of labour and employment rights. This book changes the narrative of why we need labour standards. It begins with a study of the reasons that gave rise to labour law in the context of the Industrial Revolution and its evolution, and moves on to analyse the current context dominated by globalisation and economic digitisation. It then proceeds to study the main justifications for intervention in the labour market in the current business-economic context on a global scale: economic growth; pre-distribution of wealth; a meritocratic allocation of working conditions and equality among workers. Using case studies and examples from across the EU, the UK, and the US, the book shows how the deregulation of labour markets harms innovation and the economy, especially when considering the challenges of platform work, algorithms, and AI. It demonstrates that labour standards such as the minimum wage, sectoral collective bargaining and collective rights, protection against dismissal and discrimination, occupational risk prevention, and social security are necessary for the economy to function properly. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Universitat de València . |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1756922026-04-20T08:13:20Z Labour Law and Economic Policy Todolí-Signes, Adrián Philosophical foundations of labour law Justifications of labour law Functions of labour law Digitalization Labour institutions Labour market Labour economy Labour standards Platform work Workers Subordination of workers thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNH Employment and labour law: general thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAM Comparative law This open access book studies labour institutions from an economic perspective to justify their existence and the advantages that they bring to innovation, efficiency, productivity, and economic growth. The philosophical foundations of labour law rely on the protection of the weaker party of the employment contract. However, after 40 years of political neoliberalism, these justifications seem insufficient for achieving progress in the area of labour and employment rights. This book changes the narrative of why we need labour standards. It begins with a study of the reasons that gave rise to labour law in the context of the Industrial Revolution and its evolution, and moves on to analyse the current context dominated by globalisation and economic digitisation. It then proceeds to study the main justifications for intervention in the labour market in the current business-economic context on a global scale: economic growth; pre-distribution of wealth; a meritocratic allocation of working conditions and equality among workers. Using case studies and examples from across the EU, the UK, and the US, the book shows how the deregulation of labour markets harms innovation and the economy, especially when considering the challenges of platform work, algorithms, and AI. It demonstrates that labour standards such as the minimum wage, sectoral collective bargaining and collective rights, protection against dismissal and discrimination, occupational risk prevention, and social security are necessary for the economy to function properly. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Universitat de València . 2026-04-20T08:13:19Z 2026-04-20T08:13:19Z 2026-04-16T11:06:29Z 2024 book ONIX_20260415T184305_9781509973897_18 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/112373 9781509973897 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/175692 eng open access Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Hart Publishing b7fec79e-c133-4cb3-9544-88060a4d4e06 9781509973897 Hart Publishing 208 London open access |
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| topic | Philosophical foundations of labour law Justifications of labour law Functions of labour law Digitalization Labour institutions Labour market Labour economy Labour standards Platform work Workers Subordination of workers thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNH Employment and labour law: general thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAM Comparative law |
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