Some Folks Won't Work — Who Bears the Risk When Jobs Disappear?
When someone loses a job, why is the worker so visible while the system that eliminated the work remains largely invisible?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Some Folks Won't Work by Clinch Calkins uses family histories, employment records, and contemporary unemployment studies to challenge the belief that joblessness can be understood primarily as a failure of effort or character.
This investigation traces the systems that can make work disappear even for capable and persistent workers: mechanization, seasonality, changing markets, industrial…
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