The Legal Concept of Work

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The Legal Concept of Work

By Zoe Adams
Oxford University Press November 2022

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ISBN-13
9780192857774
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
November 2022
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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"Why do we think about some practices as work, and not others? Why do we classify certain capacities as economically valuable skills, and others as innate characteristics? What, moreover, is the role of law in shaping our answers to these questions?"

These are just some of the queries explored by Zoe Adams's analysis of the legal construction, and regulation, of work.

Spanning from the 14th century to the present day, The Legal Concept of Work explores how the role of law and legal concepts comes to consider some forms of human labour as work, and some forms of human labour as non-work. It examines why perceptions of these activities can change over time, and how legal constitution impacts the way in which work comes to be regulated, organised, and valued.

As part of the analysis, the book presents a series of case studies, ranging from the publishing industry, academia, medicine, and retail, with a view of illustrating some of the regulatory challenges different types of work face, in the context of capitalism.

Table of Contents

Introduction
PART I: The Social Ontology of Capitalism: Law, Work, and Time
1:The Legal Constitution of Work
2:Law, Capitalism, and the Function(s) of Work
PART II: The Legal Conception of Work
3:Work and Employment Status: Juridical Conceptions of Dependent Working Relations
4:Work and Time
5:A History of Management
6:Work, Non-Work, Care and Gender
PART III: The Legal Construction of Different Types of Work
7:Creative Work: A History of Book Publishing
8:Academic Work
9:Medical Work
10:Retail Work
Conclusion
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