The Right to Useful Unemployment and Its Professional EnemiesMonograph on a philosophy for restoring quality of life to modern society - contends that autonomous activities, in which both rich and poor people might find a sense of creativity and freedom, have been thwarted by professionalism, technocracy, and the pursuit of productivity. |
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Page 32
... labour - intensive production methods . Here , as in other areas of the world , heteronomous - that is , other - directed - production of goods , standardized for categories of anonymous consumers , fosters unrealistic and ultimately ...
... labour - intensive production methods . Here , as in other areas of the world , heteronomous - that is , other - directed - production of goods , standardized for categories of anonymous consumers , fosters unrealistic and ultimately ...
Page 83
... Labour no longer means effort or toil but the mysterious mate wedded to productive investments in plant . Work no longer means the creation of a value perceived by the worker but mainly a job , which is a social relationship ...
... Labour no longer means effort or toil but the mysterious mate wedded to productive investments in plant . Work no longer means the creation of a value perceived by the worker but mainly a job , which is a social relationship ...
Page 84
... labour camp . Work is produc- tive , respectable , worthy of the citizen only when the work process is planned , monitored , and controlled by a professional agent , who insures that the work meets a certified need in a standardized ...
... labour camp . Work is produc- tive , respectable , worthy of the citizen only when the work process is planned , monitored , and controlled by a professional agent , who insures that the work meets a certified need in a standardized ...
Contents
Foreword | 7 |
Disabling Professions | 38 |
Enabling Distinctions | 65 |
Copyright | |
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