The Precariat : The New Dangerous Class

Resumen del libro

First published in 2011 The Precariat is the hugely influential first account of an emerging class of people facing insecurity, moving in and out of precarious work that gives little meaning to their lives. Standing warns that the growth of the precariat is producing instabilities in society. Its internal divisions have led to the villainization of migrants and other vulnerable groups and some are susceptible to the dangers of political extremism.Standing argues for a new politics which puts the fears and aspirations of the precariat at the heart of a progressive strategy of redistribution and income security. The precariat is an increasingly global phenomenon, highly visible in the ongoing migrant crisis and protest movements around the world. In a new preface for the Revelations edition Guy Standing discusses recent political developments and their effect on the precariat.

Biografía del autor

Guy Standing ha sido profesor en las universidades de Bath, Londres y Monash, además de director de programa en la Organización Internacional del Trabajo de la ONU.<br> Standing es cofundador x{0026} x02014;y actual copresidentex{0026} x02014; de la Red Global de Renta Básica y ha asesorado a numerosos gobiernos y organismos internacionales en materia de política social y económica.<br> Es autor, además, de grandes éxitos editoriales como El precariado: Una nueva clase social, La renta básica: Un derecho para todos y para siempre y La política del tiempo: Tomar el control en la era de la incertidumbre, este último publicado por Paidós.