Bullshit jobs : a theory
Graeber, David2019
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Back in 1930, the economist John Maynard Keynes prophesied that by the century's end, technology would see us all working fifteen-hour weeks. But instead, something curious happened. Today, average working hours have not decreased, but increased. And now, across the developed world, three-quarters of all jobs are in services or admin, jobs that don't seem to add anything to society- bullshit jobs. In Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber explores how this phenomenon - one more associated with the 20th-century Soviet Union, but which capitalism was supposed to eliminate - has happened. In doing so, he looks at how we value work, and how, rather than being productive, work has become an end in itself; the way such work maintains the current broken system of finance capital; and, finally, how we can get out of it.
Main title:
Bullshit jobs : a theory / David Graeber.
Author:
Imprint:
[London] : Penguin, 2019.
Collation:
xxv, 333 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780141983479
Dewey class:
331650.1
Language:
English
BRN:
354314
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Computers and Business | 650.1 GRA | On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 10 Sep 2024) |
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Computers and Business | 650.1 GRA | Onloan - Due: 13 Oct 2024 |