Tiratelli, Matteo;
(2022)
Where Did the Bullshit Jobs Go?
Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy
, 6
(3)
pp. 128-161.
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Abstract
Does capitalism in fact produce bullshit jobs? This essay examines David Graeber’s influential argument that it does and suggests it is flawed in important respects. Graeber correctly notes that many occupations today seem to comprise a great deal of wasteful activity — but this is more appropriately viewed as an aspect of tasks within the job rather than the jobs themselves. More to the point, Graeber’s framework weakens the link between economic analysis and political strategy. We offer an alternative framework that attends to both these weaknesses.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Where Did the Bullshit Jobs Go? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://catalyst-journal.com/2023/01/where-did-the... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10199374 |
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