The Case for a Four Day Week. Anna Coote

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Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Epigraph

      3  Series Page

      4  Title Page

      5  Copyright

      6  Acknowledgements

      7  1 Introduction Where did ‘normal’ come from? Economic developments Cultural developments We can change what is ‘normal’ Notes

      8  2 Why We Need a Shorter Working Week Health and wellbeing Distributions of work and time Paid and unpaid labour Gender relations Transforming childcare Co-producing public services Taking control and enriching democracy Safeguarding the environment Notes

      9  3 Some Challenges Will a shorter working week mean that people can’t choose? Is leisure more sustainable? What about pay? Is a shorter working week bad for the economy? Rethinking the goals of the economy Notes

      10  4 Learning from Practical Experience State-led interventions Negotiated agreements at sector and workplace levels Employers’ initiatives Learning from practical experience Notes

      11  5 A Road Map for Transition Preparing the ground Supporting innovation Strengthening and extending existing entitlements Changing the climate of opinion Embedding change and building momentum Notes

      12  In Conclusion

      13  Index

      14  End User License Agreement

      Guide

      1  Cover

      2  Table of Contents

      3  Epigraph

      4  Series Page

      5  Title Page

      6  Copyright

      7  Acknowledgements

      8  Begin Reading

      9  Index

      10  End User License Agreement

       List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter 1Figure 1: Average annual hours actually worked per worker, 1950–2018, all G7 countries wit…

      2 Chapter 4Figure 2: Average annual hours actually worked per worker, 1990–2018, selected countries a…

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