From Productive Work to Capability-Enhancing Work: Implications for Labour Law and Policy

From Productive Work to Capability-Enhancing Work: Implications for Labour Law and Policy

What makes work useful, on what grounds and for whom? Classical economists distinguished between productive and unproductive labour. They focused primarily on productive labour and its ability to generate wealth for the economy as a whole, which influences why economic policies currently prioritize...

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Published in:Journal of human development and capabilities 2022-07, Vol.23 (3), p.354-372
Main Author: Bueno, Nicolas
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Language:eng
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Capabilities
care work
human capital
Labor law
labour law
labour policy
meaningful work
productive and unproductive labour
Wealth
Work
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