Os Cangaceiros
3rd November 2011, 02:59
Forget China: the $10 trillion global black market is the world's fastest growing economy -- and its future.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/10/28/black_market_global_economy?page=full
(I cited a statistic from this article in a recent post on this forum, in the "hipster left" thread. Thought people might be interested in reading the whole thing...the author does a lot of editorializing in the piece, but it has some interesting perspectives that are very relevant for our political project, particularly things like
The 20th-century norm -- the factory worker who nests at the same firm for his or her entire productive life -- has become an endangered species.
So what kind of jobs will predominate [in the new economy]? Part-time work, a variety of self-employment schemes, consulting, moonlighting, income patching.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/10/28/black_market_global_economy?page=full
(I cited a statistic from this article in a recent post on this forum, in the "hipster left" thread. Thought people might be interested in reading the whole thing...the author does a lot of editorializing in the piece, but it has some interesting perspectives that are very relevant for our political project, particularly things like
The 20th-century norm -- the factory worker who nests at the same firm for his or her entire productive life -- has become an endangered species.
So what kind of jobs will predominate [in the new economy]? Part-time work, a variety of self-employment schemes, consulting, moonlighting, income patching.