The Future of Work?
Globalisation, we are told by the conservatives, is good for America. Why? On the one hand it lowers the price of goods, on the other it is good for the overall economy because it frees up labor resources to do higher value work. A nice theory, but one with significant flaws. First off, an underlying assumption is that not only will there necessarily be higher-value work to be done, but that Americans will be uniquely suited to do that work. Secondly, there has not yet been any serious discussion of the future of people who are not capable of attaining higher-value skills.
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