Sustainable Future of Work
Explore the challenges and opportunities in creating decent work for all, examining global employment trends and sustainable solutions.
Explore the challenges and opportunities in creating decent work for all, examining global employment trends and sustainable solutions.
This comprehensive course examines the critical intersection of work, employment, and sustainable development. Developed with experts from the International Labour Organization and Harvard University, it addresses the global challenge of creating decent work opportunities in a rapidly changing world. Students explore how automation, demographic shifts, and economic changes impact employment, while examining solutions for inclusive growth and sustainable development. The course covers crucial topics from informal employment and gender disparities to the future impacts of artificial intelligence on work, providing practical insights for achieving SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.
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What you'll learn
Understand the relationship between employment, work, income and wealth
Analyze global changes in formal employment patterns
Examine challenges of informal work, gender inequality, and child labor
Evaluate modern welfare state policies and novel instruments
Explore the impact of artificial intelligence on future employment
Develop strategies for achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth
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There are 7 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive examination of work and employment in the context of sustainable development. Students explore the complex relationships between employment, income, and economic growth, while addressing critical challenges such as informal work, gender disparities, and child labor. The curriculum covers both current issues and future trends, including the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on employment. Special attention is given to policy responses and structural models for creating inclusive economic growth and decent work opportunities.
Decent Work for Sustainable Development
Module 1
Transitions in Employment and Work
Module 2
Challenges of Work: Informality, Gender and Child Labor
Module 3
Current Policy Responses
Module 4
Structural and Institutional Models for the Future of Work
Module 5
Future of Jobs and Work
Module 6
Special Module in Partnership with the ILO: Achieving SDG 8
Module 7
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Instructors
19 Courses
Sustainable Development and Economic Policy Pioneer
Jeffrey D. Sachs stands as one of the world's most influential economists and sustainable development experts, currently serving as University Professor at Columbia University and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development. His academic journey began at Harvard University, where he earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees, and later served as the Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade for over twenty years. Throughout his career, Sachs has shaped global policy as Special Advisor to three UN Secretaries-General, advising on both the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals. His expertise spans economic development, global macroeconomics, and poverty alleviation, having worked in more than 125 countries. As Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and President of SDG USA, he continues to drive sustainable development initiatives worldwide. His influential works include bestsellers such as "The End of Poverty," "Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet," and "The Age of Sustainable Development." His achievements have earned him numerous accolades, including the 2015 Blue Planet Prize and the 2022 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development, while Time Magazine has twice named him among the world's 100 most influential leaders. Beyond his academic work, he serves as a Commissioner of the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Development and maintains active engagement with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences on sustainable development issues.
2 Courses
Pioneering Scholar in Informal Labor Economics and Gender Studies
Dr. Martha (Marty) Chen stands as a transformative figure in development economics and informal labor studies, serving as a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Affiliated Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Her remarkable career spans over four decades, beginning with twenty years of grassroots work in South Asia with BRAC in Bangladesh and Oxfam America in India, before joining Harvard in 1987. As co-founder and International Coordinator Emeritus of Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), she has revolutionized understanding of informal economies and their workers, particularly women. Her academic contributions include numerous influential books and publications examining informal employment, gender, and poverty, while her PhD in South Asia Regional Studies from the University of Pennsylvania provided the foundation for her extensive development work. Currently chairing both the BRAC Global board and the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research board, she continues to shape global policy on informal employment and gender equality. Her exceptional contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards including the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2011 and the Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War award from the Government of Bangladesh in 2012. Through WIEGO, which now includes over 1,000 affiliates across 90 countries, she has created a lasting impact on improving conditions for informal workers worldwide, while her scholarly work continues to influence development policy and practice globally.
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