Work, Consumerism and the New Poor.

It is one thing to be poor in a society of producers and universal employment; it is quite a different thing to be poor in a society of consumers, in which life projects are built around consumer choices rather than on work, professional skills or jobs. Where `being poor'' was once linked...

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Main Author: Bauman, Zygmunt
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill International (UK) Ltd., 2007.
Edition:2.
Series:Issues in society.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central