This volume explores the societal goals behind labour laws - through an analysis of normative justifications and critiques - and examines what actions are neede

The mismatch between goals and means is a major cause of crisis in labour law. The regulations that we use - the legal instruments and techniques - are no longe

Forty years ago Amartya Sen introduced to the world a novel approach to the idea of equality: the notion of 'basic capability' as 'a morally relevant dimension'

The concept of the employer has been surprisingly ignored in employment and corporate law, leaving protective norms unable to grapple with modern work arrangeme

The first book to explore the philosophical foundations of labour law in detail, including topics such as the meaning of work, the relationship between employee