In the middle of things: the political economy of labour beyond the market

While legal analyses of political economy typically centre on events and processes within the market, this discussion argues that contemporary dilemmas requires attention to labour and productive activity at its edges and beyond. Questions surrounding labour provide an unparalleled vantage point fro...

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Main Author: Kerry Rittich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-12-01
Series:European Law Open
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2752613523000115/type/journal_article
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description While legal analyses of political economy typically centre on events and processes within the market, this discussion argues that contemporary dilemmas requires attention to labour and productive activity at its edges and beyond. Questions surrounding labour provide an unparalleled vantage point from which to assess how groups are differentially situated within the economy, especially at moments of economic crisis and transformation. The constitutive role of law in market relations, in turn, makes legal analysis fundamental to understanding how risks and rewards at work are distributed.
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spelling doaj.art-73e265a8def74c1ab5608da2de09d55f2023-04-14T09:41:53ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Law Open2752-61352022-12-01178180710.1017/elo.2023.11In the middle of things: the political economy of labour beyond the marketKerry Rittich0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7647-2763Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, St George Campus, Toronto, ON, CanadaWhile legal analyses of political economy typically centre on events and processes within the market, this discussion argues that contemporary dilemmas requires attention to labour and productive activity at its edges and beyond. Questions surrounding labour provide an unparalleled vantage point from which to assess how groups are differentially situated within the economy, especially at moments of economic crisis and transformation. The constitutive role of law in market relations, in turn, makes legal analysis fundamental to understanding how risks and rewards at work are distributed.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2752613523000115/type/journal_articletransformative labour lawfamily lawlaw and political economytransformative lawcritical legal theory
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In the middle of things: the political economy of labour beyond the market
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transformative labour law
family law
law and political economy
transformative law
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title In the middle of things: the political economy of labour beyond the market
title_full In the middle of things: the political economy of labour beyond the market
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title_short In the middle of things: the political economy of labour beyond the market
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law and political economy
transformative law
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