Why We Must Work
Economic Freedom, Fulfilling Work, and Workplace Democracy
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- Paperback
261 pages
- Release Date
28 April 2026
Summary
Humans evolved to experience work as pleasurable and continued to find it pleasurable for the first 98% of our history, often likening it to play. The negative associations we see now with “work” stem from the extreme inequality and exploitation accompanying the rise of the state 5,500 years ago. Consequently, today many people view work negatively, seeing it as a means to gain income to enable consumption as opposed to serving as a means for creativity, community, and self-fulfillment.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783031985041 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3031985044 |
| Author: | Jon D. Wisman |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 261 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 148mm |
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About The Author
Jon D. Wisman
Jon D. Wisman is Professor of Economics at American University in Washington, DC. He served as President of the Association for Social Economics in 2002, has twice been selected by American University as Outstanding Teacher of the Year, and was named American University’s Scholar/Teacher of the Year in 2023. He was also a recipient of the 2023 Veblen-Commons Award, in recognition of his significant contributions to evolutionary institutional economics.
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