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Make life, not work: democratizing, decommodifying and remediating existence

Essays

Comment (slightly revised) to Uneven Earth (Oct. 23, 2020) posting titled: “Make life, not work: democratizing, decommodifying and remediating existence”

Nov.8, 2020

This document, Work: Democratise, Decommodify, Remediate, let’s call it DD&R) was produced, I believe, by a consort of young women economists and as such it has some value as a welcome discordant note in an otherwise monotonous economic chorus of mainly male sycophants of neo-liberalism.

Homo Faber or Homo Ludens?

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In Search for a Better Life

There is a widely held assumption about the economy: it must keep expanding or we are in trouble. When questioned those holding this view are less assured that growth can go on indefinitely. So, while continued growth of the economy amounts to “common sense” for many, there is considerable hesitancy to believe this without qualifications.