ECO 780 Global Political Economy of Work and Social Welfare

This course is concerned with the international and comparative politics of work and social welfare. We will address the following questions: How has work been transformed by the fragmentation of the labor process and the dramatic increase in global labor supply over the last generation? What rights do employees have in the workplace and why do these rights vary so much across countries? What are the different forms in which societies solve the problems related to the reproduction of the labor force, including the nurture, education and training of the next generation of workers? Why do societies differ so much in their guarantees of employment and social security?