This book presents the new Precariat - the rapidly growing number of
people facing lives of insecurity, on zero hours contracts, moving in
and out of jobs that give little meaning to their lives. The delivery
driver who brings your packages, the uber driver who gets you to work,
the security guard at the mall, the carer looking after our
elderly...these are The Precariat. Guy Standing investigates this
new and growing group, finding a frustrated and angry new underclass who
are often ignored by politicians and economists.
The rise of
zero hours contracts, encouraged by fat cat corporations as risk-free
employment, and by silicon valley as a way of outsourcing costs and
responsibility, has been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. At the same
time, in its experience of lockdown, the western world is realizing the
true value of these nurses, carers and key workers. The answer? The
return of income security and meaningful work - the principles 20th
century capitalism was built on.
By making the fears and desires
of the Precariat central to economic thinking, Standing shows how
concepts like Basic Income are not just desirable but inevitable, and
plots the way to a better future.
The Precariat : The New Dangerous Class - Guy Standing
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