The Brave New World of WorkIn this important book, Ulrich Beck one of the leading social thinkers in Europe today examines how work has become unstable in the modern world and presents a new vision for the future. Beck begins by describing how the traditional work society, with its life long job paths, is giving way to a much less stable world in which skills can be suddenly devalued, jobs obliterated, welfare cover reduced or eliminated. The West would appear to be heading