Abstract:

COVID-19 has exposed underlying weaknesses in the economy, including the political economic institutions structuring work. The labor market has moved toward more precarious work, negatively affecting job quality and well-being. After a summary of the current context shaping work, I discuss a new, 2021 Top Ten list of policy proposals aimed at institutionalizing good work. This list revises ten public policies I proposed in 2003, and reconsiders how they might be updated given evolving economic structures and context. Theoretically, the article draws upon major concepts in institutional and heterodox economics: progressive institutional change, invidious distinctions, countervailing power, social balance, capabilities, caring labor, and social provisioning.

摘要：

COVID-19 暴露了经济的潜在弱点，包括政治经济机构的结构工作。劳动力市场已转向更不稳定的工作，对工作质量和福祉产生负面影响。在总结了当前的背景塑造工作之后，我讨论了一个新的 2021 年十大政策建议清单，旨在将良好的工作制度化。这份清单修订了我在 2003 年提出的十项公共政策，并重新考虑了在不断变化的经济结构和背景下如何更新这些政策。从理论上讲，本文借鉴了制度经济学和非正统经济学中的主要概念：渐进的制度变迁、令人反感的区别、反补贴力量、社会平衡、能力、关怀劳动和社会供给。