Death of Homo Economicus Work, Debt and the Myth of Endless Accumulation

A sharp analysis of the nature of work under late capitalism, revealing the dark side of aspiration and utility

About the author

Peter Fleming is Professor of Organisation Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is the author of The Mythology of Work (Pluto, 2015) and The Death of Homo Economicus (Pluto, 2017).

Summary

A sharp analysis of the nature of work under late capitalism, revealing the dark side of aspiration and utility

Product details

• Authors: Peter Fleming
• Publisher: Pluto
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 20.09.2017
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business
• EAN: 9780745399423
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-9942-3
• Pages: 320
• Subjects: London, World, Google, Capitalism, Karl Marx, Economics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, Michel Foucault, Milton Friedman, Uber, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Global South, friedrich hayek, European Union, Labour / income economics, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Financial Crisis, Political Economy, recession, New Zealand, Sociology: work & labour, 99%, Sociology: work and labour, Poverty and precarity, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Precariat, Trump administration, Conservative Party, Department for Work and Pensions, Homo Economicus, IMF, Chicago school of economics, Defra, 1%, Jobcentre, NEETs, zero-hours contracts