What relevance has division of labour in a world of precarious work?

James, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0002-4274-197X (2025) What relevance has division of labour in a world of precarious work? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 380 (1922). ISSN 0962-8436

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Abstract

Post-Marx, social scientists have tended to define ‘labour’ as working for others in return for a wage rather than as a harmonious Durkheimian-style interdependency. This mini-review of recent anthropological literature considers whether, in a world where the ‘standard employment contract’ is dwindling and many are out of work, ‘division of labour’ has any continuing relevance. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Division of labour as key driver of social evolution’.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author
Divisions:	Anthropology
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology H Social Sciences
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2024 09:54
Last Modified:	31 Mar 2025 07:18
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122334

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