Political Science Labor & Industrial Relations
Law at Work
The Coercion and Co-option of the Working Class
- Publisher
- Between the Lines
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2024
- Category
- Labor & Industrial Relations, Legal History, Labor & Employment, Law Enforcement, Capitalism
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781771136471
- Publish Date
- Apr 2024
- List Price
- $26.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781771136488
- Publish Date
- Apr 2024
- List Price
- $25.99
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Description
In a series of illuminating essays, the renowned Harry Glasbeek unpacks how law has been used to ensure that workers' aspirations are kept in check. Law at Work uncovers how the legal system, through its structures and mechanisms, legitimizes and reinforces the exploitation of workers. Using historic and contemporary examples, Glasbeek illustrates how conscious manipulations of law are part and parcel of how law protects capitalists at the expense of workers. He proves how the very laws designed to safeguard rights and freedoms often act as invisible shackles, compelling readers to reflect on their own struggles as they navigate a world where the legal system fails to serve their interests. These manipulations are made to look innocent because the underlying structures and ideology which give rise to specific rules are not challenged or challengeable. This thought-provoking book is an indispensable resource for those seeking to understand the hidden dynamics of worker oppression, empowering readers to question prevailing narratives and envision a future where the law truly serves the interests of all.
About the author
Harry Glasbeek is Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. He has also taught at the universities of Melbourne and Monash in Australia, and the University of Western Ontario. He is the author of ten books including Class Privilege: How Law Shelters Shareholders and Coddles Capitalism and Wealth By Stealth: Corporate Crime, Corporate Law, and the Perversion of Democracy.
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