Critically examines the growth of the social economy and the issues of work, labour, employment and social reproduction, both historically and theoretically, in an era of intensifying globalization.

Hasmet Uluorta is the Associate Director of Stanford University's Center on Ethics and he is also the Secretary and Editor of the International Studies Association's International Political Economy Section.

Working alternatives: an introduction. 1. The Employment paradigm 2. The Work paradigm 3. Unpacking economy 4. Unessential economy 5. Methodology and case study 6. Structuring the Work paradigm: the consumption of labour-power 7. Structuring the Work paradigm: (re)production of labour-power 8. Conclusion: towards a political economy of work