Anderson, Elizabeth
Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic Against Workers and How Workers Can Take It Back
- ISBN 13:
- 9781009275439
- author:
- Anderson, Elizabeth
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 23 x 15.2 x 3 centimetres (0.70
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, History & Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Elizabeth Anderson explores how the history of political economy has been shaped by competing ideas about the purpose of the work ethic. She argues that contemporary neoliberal ideology has distorted the original goals of the seventeenth-century Protestant work ethic, promoting policies that benefit the wealthy at the expense of workers.
In "Hijacked", Anderson examines the ideological roots of neoliberalism and shows how workers and their advocates have long used the work ethic to promote ordinary people's dignity and standing. She demonstrates how ideas inspired by the work ethic informed debates among leading political economists of the past, and how these ideas can help us today.
This book persuasively argues that we can reclaim the original goals of the work ethic and uplift ourselves again. By understanding the history of the work ethic and its evolution over time, Anderson provides a powerful framework for rethinking our relationship with work and promoting greater equality and justice.
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