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THINKER OF THE DAY || GUY STANDING
Books – The Precariat – The New Dangerous Class (2011)
Views
The Precariat as a New Social Class – The Precariat (2011), Standing describes the precariat as a growing group of people facing insecure employment, unstable incomes and limited occupational identity. It includes many temporary, casual, migrant and gig workers.
Seven Forms of Labour Security – He highlights the importance of labour-market security, employment security, job security, work security, skill-reproduction security, income security and representation security.
Globalisation and Insecurity – Flexible labour markets and global economic restructuring have expanded insecure forms of employment and weakened traditional employment protections.
Universal Basic Income (UBI) – Advocates an unconditional and regular basic income as a means of providing economic security, strengthening individual freedom and reducing poverty.
From Denizens to Citizens – In A Precariat Charter (2014), he argues that people must enjoy substantive economic, social and political rights rather than remain insecure residents with limited entitlements.
Social Protection – Emphasises the need to move beyond narrow, employment-linked welfare towards universal social protection
Standing reminds public administration that economic growth and labour-market flexibility must be accompanied by income security.
KEYWORD OF THE DAY || RABBLE HYPOTHESIS
It is an assumption that human beings are inherently self-interested, lazy, opportunistic and primarily motivated by personal gain. Therefore, they require strict supervision, rules and external incentives to ensure organisational efficiency.
