| A World Beyond Work?: Labour, Money and the Capitalist State Between Crisis and Utopia Contributor(s): Dinerstein, Ana Cecilia (Author), Pitts, Frederick Harry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1787691462 ISBN-13: 9781787691469 Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited OUR PRICE: $24.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Future Studies - Political Science | Public Policy - Science & Technology Policy - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Technology |
| Dewey: 331.01 |
| LCCN: 2021443254 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.8" (0.48 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sensing a future beyond work lurking in an age of crisis, the 'post-capitalist' utopias of today spread the idea of a permanent escape from work aided by the automation of production, a universal basic income and the reduction of working hours to zero. By skilfully unpicking the political economy of contemporary work and its futures, this book mounts a forceful critique of the post-work society vision. Dinerstein and Pitts reveal that transitional measures towards a world beyond work do not do enough to break away from the key features of capitalist society, and instead potentially stifle the capacity for transformative social change. Proposing an innovative alternative, the authors envision the construction of 'concrete utopias' that shape and anticipate non-capitalist futures. |