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Un nuevo mundo feliz: La precariedad del trabajo en la era de la globalización

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Según el famoso sociólogo Ulrich Beck, el futuro del trabajo en Europa se puede ver ya materializado en Brasil. Y no se trata de una afirmación hecha a la su pronóstico es que, en muy pocos años, tan sólo uno de cada dos empleados tendrá un puesto de trabajo fijo a tiempo completo. La otra mitad, continúa afirmando, deberá arreglárselas batallando con las más precarias condiciones laborales. De este modo, es evidente que los cimientos del Estado asistencial y de la propia democracia están corriendo un grave peligro. Pues bien, la tesis de Beck es que no sirve de nada aferrarse al pasado, que necesitamos un nuevo modelo social capaz de recoger el testigo de la actual sociedad laboral, cada vez más deteriorada. Y su gran desafío para el futuro es afirmar que nuestra gran oportunidad reside en una sociedad civil realmente comprometida y empeñada en conseguirlo. Finalmente, las colaboraciones finales dan cuenta de cómo ha evolucionado el concepto de trabajo en los Estados Unidos, cómo transcurre la jornada laboral de una campesina africana y cómo también en Asia la cultura del trabajo está experimentando grandes cambios.

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

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Ulrich Beck was a German sociologist. He coined the term risk society and was a professor of Sociology at Munich University and the London School of Economics.

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Profile Image for Dave Peticolas.
1,377 reviews46 followers
October 8, 2014

Ok, yes, two books in a row with 'Brave New World' in the title. Amazon knows me well. This one is about the future of work and takes as its premise the death of the implicit contract of full-time employment for most everyone (at least everyone white and male) that existed in the US and much of Western Europe in the middle twentieth century.

There are some interesting ideas here about what might take its place, centered around the idea of 'civil labor', a sort of activist, publicly-funded but privately-organized community volunteerism. At least I think that's what it is. The writing is the dull and opaque sort of academese that makes for hard reading.

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1,341 reviews254 followers
July 8, 2021
Twenty years ago, Ulrich Beck looked at the alarming cracks in the facade of the German welfare state. Perhaps the most interesting part of the book are his ten possible work scenarios for the future, but which with a little more effort and analysis could probably have been halved. In a sense what Beck intuits is a gig economy...it is a shallow and not a pretty picture.

I would not recommend the book unless you are very interested in the history of work, the erosion of the middle class and the welfare state. I confess I abandoned the book half-way through.
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May 3, 2025
Best interessante ideeën, maar de auteur maakt het onnodig ingewikkeld, met overdreven veel moeilijke, academische begrippen, ook wanneer het net eenvoudig zou kunnen worden uitgelegd
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September 28, 2008
Sheds a lot of light. A real motivator to turn off reality television and stop eating at McDonalds. You'll understand when you read it.
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