In this study, I focus on the agency of unorganised temporary migrant workers–people who
travel away to work for just a few weeks or months. Such workers have been relatively …

Labour has for a long time been an important concept in economic geography, but more
often as a cost that influences investment decisions than as a social force in its own right …

In the light of growing inequality globally, it is important to consider how to make tourism,
one of the world's largest industries, more inclusive. This concern is set in the context of, first …

In this article, we examine how remote gig workers in Africa exercise agency to earn and
sustain their livelihoods in the gig economy. In addition to the rewards reaped by gig …

The Coronavirus pandemic has led to restrictions on movement and workplace closures,
resulting in governments offering temporary financial support to enterprises and workers …

This book focuses on the changing gender patterns of work in a global retail environment
associated with the rise of contemporary retail and global sourcing. This has affected the …

Questions of justice in the transition to a green economy have been raised by various social
forces. Very few proposals, however, have been as focused and developed as the “just …

Understanding and conceptualizing the complexities of the contemporary global economy is
a challenging but vitally important task. In this article, we critically evaluate the potential of …

This article critically evaluates the concept of labour agency. First, we briefly reprise
structure/agency debates in human geography in order to distil how agency is best …

Is job insecurity the new norm? With fewer and fewer people working in steady, long-term
positions for one employer, has the dream of a secure job with full benefits and a decent …