A World Beyond Work? - Labour, Money and the Capitalist State Between Crisis and Utopia (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	SocietyNow
Release date:	2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Ana Cecilia Dinerstein • Frederick Harry Pitts
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-78769-146-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78769-146-2
Barcode:	9781787691469

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