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Is the work society running out of work?

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The growth of unemployment and underemployment in a society devoted to the work ethic creates a growing pressure for more work to be provided within a pre-existing social and economic framework. Growth of services and small businesses are unlikely to be sufficient. The public sector is widely used as a source of artificial and therefore unsatisfying work. The contrasting growth of the 'black economy' despite an official framework of wage rates and law suggests that work-creating forces are still strong. Relaxation of that framework and the breaking down of other rigidities in education, in attitudes to working times and to voluntary service are essential if the need to work is to be satisfied in our changing environment.

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  • Dahrendorf, Ralf, 1980. "Is the work society running out of work?," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 8(3), pages 281-285.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:8:y:1980:i:3:p:281-285
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    1. Gundlach, Erich & Schmidt, Klaus-Dieter, 1985. "Das amerikanische Beschäftigungswunder: Was sich daraus lernen läßt," Kiel Discussion Papers 109, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).

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