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How to fix a country, with James Plunkett

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Do You Think the Economic Crisis Is Going to Change Our Thinking About Jobs?

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Ad: I think one of the big changes we've seen economically over the last 20 years is this idea of people call it polarization in the labor market. There are three types of jobs that economists kind of forecast growing strongly in the future. One is caring jobs which are often incredibly low paid, despite being incredibly important rolls. Another is a set of jobs they call last mile jobs, which are these kindo slightly distopiun rolls where you're kind of picking up after the machines. And the third is what they call wealth work, which is where you're essentially working for the new rich.

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