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Why Can’t I Find a Good Job? (Guy Standing, The Precariat 3-Audio)

Political Philosophy

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The Precariat and the Family

As firms offloaded enterprise benefits and as the state went for means testing benefits, there was no community support to fall back on. And if one did, what do you imagine would happen? Maybe a family row. Okay. Once one falls into the precarious, it's extremely hard to get out. This is demoralizing. There's so much about being in the precariat that is demoralizing that you can really feel in this chapter.

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