{"product_id":"precarity-ebook","title":"Precarity Ebook","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eNew Zealand’s new social class, and why it must be assisted\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeading UK economist Guy Standing has referred to the precariat as a class-in-the-making. The Precariat are our fellow citizens — be they poor, elderly, disabled, homeless, estranged from their cultural communities, refugees, engaged in casual work — who lead lives of uncertainty, dependency, powerlessness, perilousness and insufficiency. They are the outcome of the gradual dismantling of the welfare state and the withering of union representation. They are also the victims of the changing nature of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis important book moves beyond the world of labour to identify and illustrate other forms of precarity in New Zealand, including the lack of opportunities for cultural expression and the struggle to be safe. It focuses on New Zealand’s emerging class, not to further vilify it but rather to place its members’ lived experience in plain sight. As the editors say, ‘It is time that all New Zealanders understood the reality of what many of our citizens endure in the struggle to make ends meet and live dignified lives.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read sample pages, click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/precarity_sample_pages\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003ePrecarity is only available as an ebook — see link at left for a list of ebook retailers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67705665978688,"sku":"PRECE","price":9.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780994141514.jpg?v=1769035001","url":"https:\/\/masseypress.ac.nz\/products\/precarity-ebook","provider":"Massey Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}