A delegation of labour scholars and practitioners first came to our university, the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, in 2006, to engage with colleagues about establishing the Global Labour University on our campus. It was to be the second site after Germany, and we were all...

"During the Industrial Revolution technological progress and innovation became the main drivers of economic growth. But why was Britain the technological leader? We argue that one hitherto little recognized British advantage was the supply of highly skilled, mechanically able craftsmen who were...

In modernen Gesellschaften steht das Thema Gerechtigkeit ganz oben auf der politischen Agenda. Viele Menschen sind der Ansicht, die soziale Gerechtigkeit habe in den letzten Jahren abgenommen. Unklar bleibt dabei, was unter Gerechtigkeit verstanden wird. Der Gerechtigkeitsindex des Instituts der...