Idleness

by Ashwin Kumar and Katy Jones

UK workers are stuck in a low-pay, low-productivity rut, with far too many people working in poor quality, insecure jobs, with little training or chance of getting on. Katy Jones and Ashwin Kumar question the mantra that "work is the best way out of poverty" and examine the in-work poverty that now defines employment for many.

The state's engagement with people out of work is shown to ignore the needs of lone parents and disabled people,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788214544
• ISBN13: 9781788214544
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Agenda Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"