The Reformation of Welfare
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The Reformation of Welfare

The New Faith of the Labour Market

Boland, Tom,Griffin, Ray

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The Reformation of Welfare

The New Faith of the Labour Market

Boland, Tom,Griffin, Ray

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Western culture has 'faith' in the labour market as a test of the worth of each individual. For those who are out of work, welfare is now less of a support than a means of purification and redemption. Continuously reformed by the left and right in politics, the contemporary welfare state attempts to transform the unemployed into active jobseekers, punishing non-compliance. Drawing on ideas from economic theology, this provocative book uncovers deep-rooted religious concepts and shows how they continue to influence contemporary views of work and unemployment: Jobcentres resemble purgatory where the unemployed attempt to redeem themselves, jobseeking is a form of pilgrimage in hope of salvation, and the economy appears as providence, whereby trials and tribulations test each individual. This book will be essential reading for those interested in the sociology and anthropology of modern economic life. Chapters 1 and 3 are available Open Access via OAPEN under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

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Publisher
Bristol University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9781529211351
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. 1 Introduction: Paradoxes of Welfare
  7. 2 Archaic Anthropology: The Presence of the Past in the Present
  8. 3 Reform: Policies and the Polity
  9. 4 Vocation: Doing God’s Work
  10. 5 Purgatory: The Ideal of Purifying Suffering
  11. 6 Pilgrimage: The Interminable Ritual of Jobseeking
  12. 7 Curriculum Vitae: Confessions of Faith in the Labour Market
  13. 8 Conclusion: Parables of Welfare
  14. Afterword
  15. Notes
  16. References
  17. Index