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Socio-Economics: Voluntary Slavery and the Limits of the Market
Voluntary Slavery and the Limits of the Market-by Daniel Satz (2009) – article #5 in ‘Law & Ethics of Human Rights‘, vol. 3, issue 1 “Most anyone ought to know that a man is better off free than as a slave, even if he did not have anything. I would rather be free and have […]
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Social Transformation and Political Ecology
Common Futures: Social Transformation and Political Ecology “Man is by nature a political animal.” -Aristotle, Politics, Book i, 2 “If Liberty and Equality, as is thought, by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will best be attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost.” -Aristotle, Politics, Book iv, […]
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Illusioned and Alienated: Can Gig Workers Organise Collectively?
Illusioned and Alienated: Can Gig Workers OrganiseCollectively?Dragana Mrvos (2021)University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, USA, dmrvos@usf.edu,https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/school-of-interdisciplinaryglobal-studies/people/dmrvos.aspx Abstract: By studying the fraudulent benefits of flexibility in the ride-hailing gig economy, this article explains alienation as a condition in which workers are excluded from the product, estranged, and disadvantaged. Material estrangement, an objective aspect of alienation exemplified […]