{"title":"Prof. Guy Standing","description":"\u003cp\u003eProf. Guy Standing’s works explore contemporary social and economic challenges through a thoughtful lens, engaging with concepts such as inequality, labour, and social justice. His writing invites readers to consider the changing nature of work and society in an increasingly precarious world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, these books offer a rigorous analysis paired with a compassionate understanding of human experience, making them essential reading for those interested in the dynamics shaping modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-precariat-by-prof-guy-standing-9780755637072","title":"The Precariat","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book presents the new Precariat – the rapidly growing number of people facing lives of insecurity, on zero hours contracts, moving in and out of jobs that give little meaning to their lives. The delivery driver who brings your packages, the Uber driver who gets you to work, the security guard at the mall, the carer looking after our elderly... these are The Precariat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGuy Standing investigates this new and growing group, finding a frustrated and angry new underclass who are often ignored by politicians and economists. The rise of zero hours contracts, encouraged by fat cat corporations as risk-free employment, and by Silicon Valley as a way of outsourcing costs and responsibility, has been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. At the same time, in its experience of lockdown, the western world is realising the true value of these nurses, carers and key workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe answer? The return of income security and meaningful work - the principles 20th century capitalism was built on. By making the fears and desires of the Precariat central to economic thinking, Standing shows how concepts like Basic Income are not just desirable but inevitable, and plots the way to a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000809242860,"sku":"9780755637072","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/384693482457.jpg?v=1763306513"},{"product_id":"battling-eight-giants-by-prof-guy-standing-9780755600632","title":"Battling Eight Giants","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday in one of the richest countries in the world, 60% of households in poverty have people in jobs, inequality is the highest it has been for 100 years, climate change threatens our extinction, and automation means millions are forced into a life of precarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe solution? Basic Income. Here, \u003cem\u003eGuy Standing\u003c\/em\u003e, the leading expert on the concept, explains how to solve the new eight evils of modern life, and all for almost zero net cost. There is a better future, one that makes certain all citizens can share in the wealth of the modern economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFar from being a new idea, Standing shows how the roots of basic income go back to the Charter of the Forest, one of two foundational documents of the state—the other, sealed on the same day, being the Magna Carta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll citizens have a right to the wealth created by capitalism, and all—left or right, rich or poor—can benefit from a dynamic and ecologically grounded economy created by the guarantee of subsistence to all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595775459564,"sku":"9780755600632","price":38.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780755600632-battling-eight-giants.jpg?v=1777906654"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/prof-guy-standing.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}