Foti, Alex, 1966-

General theory of the precariat : great recession, revolution, reaction / Alex Foti.

Amsterdam : Institute of Network Cultures, 2017

1 online resource (155 pages).

Theory on demand #25

From the fast-food industry to the sharing economy, precarious work has become the norm in contemporary capitalism, like the anti-globalization movement predicted it would. This book describes how the precariat came into being under neoliberalism and how it has radicalized in response to crisis and austerity. It investigates the political economy of precarity and the historical sociology of the precariat, and discusses movements of precarious youth against oligopoly and oligarchy in Europe, America, and East Asia.

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Precarious employment Social aspects.
Precarious employment Economic aspects.
Social movements.
Anti-globalization movement.
Protest movements.
Sociology.
Social classes 21st century.
Travail précaire Aspect social.
Travail précaire Aspect économique.
Mouvements sociaux.
Altermondialisme.
Contestation.
Sociologie.
Classes sociales 21e siècle.
social movements.
sociology.
Social classes

Institute of Network Cultures (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Theory on demand ; #25.