"Across the developed world, most of us who work now earn our living in the service sector. However, the issue of what kind of service economy is sustainable and desirable, both in economic and social terms, is rarely debated. This book argues that this needs to change. National governments have...

This dissertation has three chapters. Chapter one evaluates the effects of Short-Time Work in Germany during the great financial crisis. Chapter two describes how British inventors during the industrial revolution worked on more central technologies. This in turn resulted in faster growth....