Can waged work under capitalism be meaningful? How does this meaningfulness express itself in the politics of working life? More fundamentally, how should work be socially and economically valued, rewarded, organised and regulated to become more meaningful? Knut Laaser and Jan Ch. Karlsson...

Work as a curse -- Work as freedom -- Work as a commodity -- Work as occupational citizenship -- Work as disutility -- Work as personal fulfillment -- Work as a social relation -- Work as caring for others -- Work as identity -- Work as service -- Conclusion : work matters

This volume includes contributions which discuss: work and identity, including the experiences of actors and teachers; authority and control at work, including insights from the hospitality and publishing industries; and issues of gender and sexuality in the workplace, including insights on...