Pushing us to rethink our most basic assumptions . . . Full of empathy, insight and courage . . . Cottam is the humane revolutionary our turbulent century needs - and this book our roadmap to a better future -- Jonathan Freedland, author of THE ESCAPE ARTIST Brimming with ideas to transform the future, Hilary Cottam takes us on a fascinating journey to discover how to make work work -- Kate Raworth, author of DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS An act of radical hope, radical listening and radical humility - Hilary Cottam challenges our most fundamental assumptions about our lives and society and most importantly, suggests how we can make things much better. I loved it -- Rory Stewart Cottam has found inspiring examples of efforts to build a better future of work, many grounded in a specific place, from Barrow-in-Furness to Grimsby to Baltimore . . . Most 21st century jobs aren't working. Here are six ways to revolutionise them -- Matthew Bishop * Observer * Urgent, compelling and ultimately hopeful . . . Cottam demonstrates that a better future, based on reciprocity and mutual collaboration, is not only possible but its seeds are already here. Necessary and Inspiring -- Caroline Lucas Exposes what motivates workers today - not the things most business leaders think - and shows how new thinking would benefit us all. Compelling -- Martha Lane Fox Integrates life as imagined by workers themselves with a keen understanding of technological and economic change. An engrossing blueprint for change -- Anne-Marie Slaughter One of the deepest thinkers on this subject -- Colin Mayor, author of CAPITALISM AND CRISES Twenty-first century people cannot give their best if tied down to twentieth-century patterns of work. Hilary Cottam provides the roadmap for the required transformation. Timely . . . guides the changes needed -- Carlota Perez What happens if you step back from the relentless treadmill, and ask a deeper question: can we reimagine our working lives? Hilary Cottam did just that . . . [ she] names six principles of a good working life . . . I love the simplicity of this prescription, and highly recommend her book - it's practical and full of humane wisdom . . . In a nutshell: providing good work is more than just pay and conditions - it's about creating firm foundations for our well being as humans -- Isabel Berwick * Financial Times * For an economy that delivers for the common good, we must envision what an economy that delivers meaningful work for all might look like. Building on a rich tapestry of first-hand accounts of workers, Hilary Cottam proposes a bold new vision of what the principles underlying 'good work' might be. So valuable -- Mariana Mazzucato, UCL, author of MISSION ECONOMY: A MOONSHOT GUIDE TO CHANGING CAPITLISM
