Work
(2020) In Uneven Earth- Abstract
- Work is drudgery for a lot of people, whether physically or mentally, as they have to work a lot to make a living. Despite this, the work we do defines how we are perceived in society, while precarity of work has become the norm. A lot of work in capitalist growth-oriented economies is also environmentally and socially destructive. However, work can be different and meaningful, if radically reorganised. In what follows I will introduce the word, then proceed to addressing the problems with work, and finish by sketching how work could be transformed.
This entry is the twelfth contribution to Uneven Earth’s new Resources for a better future series: a glossary of crucial concepts in political ecology, alternative economics, and... (More) - Work is drudgery for a lot of people, whether physically or mentally, as they have to work a lot to make a living. Despite this, the work we do defines how we are perceived in society, while precarity of work has become the norm. A lot of work in capitalist growth-oriented economies is also environmentally and socially destructive. However, work can be different and meaningful, if radically reorganised. In what follows I will introduce the word, then proceed to addressing the problems with work, and finish by sketching how work could be transformed.
This entry is the twelfth contribution to Uneven Earth’s new Resources for a better future series: a glossary of crucial concepts in political ecology, alternative economics, and environmental justice. (Less)
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- Chertkovskaya, Ekaterina LU
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- publishing date
- 2020-12-08
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- Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- work, labour, alternatives, crisis
- categories
- Popular Science
- in
- Uneven Earth
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 94d0525b-163e-4e9e-bf39-8abc625943ad
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