Will work continue to have the same place in Western societies?

What is our relationship to work? What value do we assign it? Drawing on major works from philosophy, politics, and the history of ideas, Dominique Méda shows how work came to hold such a central place in our society.
This book invites readers to re-examine the pressing question of the role that work and economic exchange play in constructing social relations, while proposing a way to provide all members of society access to a decent, sustainable jobs as well as the full range of activities—whether political or parental, concerned with friends or self-improvement—vital to individual and societal well-being.