It is a publishing success because it plays on people's fears. Minc argues that the prosperous French workers and their unions have refused to trade some of their benefits for wider employment. I think that each of us, whatever our walk of life, should feel concerned about the present state of the world, which is entirely governed by economics. If Shakespeare were to come back to life today, I think he would be fascinated by the tragic interplay of powerful economic forces which are stealthily transforming the lives and destinies of the citizens or rather the populations of all countries. To my mind we are witnessing a profound change, a transformation of society and civilization, and we are finding it very hard to accept.
Job security is on the way out.
For the first time in history, the vast majority of human beings are no longer indispensable to the small number of those who run the world economy. The economy is increasingly wrapped up in pure speculation. The working masses and their cost are becoming superfluous. It is true that this state of affairs is not being concealed, but there is a tendency to avoid talking about it clearly. In democratic societies, at any rate, you don't tell people that they are regarded as superfluous.