The precariat
Subtitle: the new dangerous class
By: Guy Standing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781849663526; 9781849663519
Subjects: Casual labor; Precarious employment; Minimum wage
Description: "This book presents the Precariat an emerging class, comprising the rapidly growing number of people facing lives of insecurity, moving in and out of jobs that give little meaning to their lives. Guy Standing argues that this class is producing instabilities in society. Although it would be wrong to characterise members of the Precariat as victims, many are frustrated and angry. The Precariat is dangerous because it is internally divided, leading to the villainisation of migrants and other vulnerable groups. Lacking agency, its members may be susceptible to the siren calls of political extremism. To prevent a 'politics of inferno', Guy Standing argues for a 'politics of paradise', in which redistribution and income security are reconfi gured in a new kind of Good Society, and in which the fears and aspirations of the Precariat are made central to a progressive strategy."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.