02413namaa2200421uu 4500001001000000003000600010006001900016007001500035008004300050020001800093020001800111020001800129040001700147041000800164042000700172072001700179072001700196072001700213720002100230245006700251260004400318300003100362336002600393337002600419338003600445506005100481520100500532540006301537546001201600650004701612650003701659650003801696653008401734720002201818793001801840856011601858999001701974doab70065oapenm     o  d        cr|mn|---annan||||||||s2021    xx |||||o     ||| engng d  a9781529211320  a9781529211344  a9781529211351  aoapencoapen0 aeng  adc 7aJFFJ2bicssc 7aJHBL2bicssc 7aJKSB2bicssc1 aBoland, Tom4aut00aThe Reformation of WelfarebThe New Faith of the Labour Market  aBristolbBristol University Pressc2021  a1 online resource (218 p.)  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier0 aFree-to-readfUnrestricted online access2star  a"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."  aAll rights reserveduhttp://oapen.org/content/about-rights  aEnglish 7aSocial discrimination & inequality2bicssc 7aSociology: work & labour2bicssc 7aWelfare & benefit systems2bicssc  aEconomic theology; Governmentality; Irrational rationality; Jobseeking; Welfare1 aGriffin, Ray4aut0 aDOAB Library.40uhttps://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/7006570zFree-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication  c92473d92473