Description: Labour process theory is consolidated in Working Life to develop a credible account of the relationships between capitalist political economy, work systems and the strategies and practices of actors in the employment relationship. Beyond this, the book explores the future of labour process analysis.
Brief description: Paul Thompson is a birder and tour leader. Now based in the UK, he was formerly resident in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he undertook research and development projects related to natural resource management, floodplains and conservation. Paul became an expert on the country's birds, helped establish Bangladesh's first community managed wetland bird sanctuary, and currently advises Wildlife Conservation Society's Bangladesh programme. He has authored more than 70 journal papers and book chapters on various natural history topics, and is a co-author of the Helm field guide Birds of Bangladesh.