Private Government

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How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It)

By Elizabeth Anderson

Series: The University Center for Human Values Series

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Private Government by Elizabeth Anderson examines the authority and control that employers exercise over employees within the confines of the workplace. Anderson argues that this power often resembles a form of unaccountable governmental control, challenging readers to rethink notions of freedom and democracy in relation to employment structures. Through a philosophical lens, she explores how these dynamics affect workers' rights and autonomy.
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This book may appeal to you if you are interested in exploring the power dynamics within workplaces and how they compare to political governance. Anderson's philosophical approach offers insights into the lack of freedom faced by employees, posing critical questions about authority and democracy in the modern workplace.

Private Government

Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments-and why we can't see itOne in four American workers says their workplace is a "dictatorship." Yet that number almost certainly would be higher if we recognized employers for what they are-private governments with sweeping authoritarian power over our lives. Many employers minutely regulat

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Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments—and why we can’t see it.

One in four American workers says their workplace is a "dictatorship." Yet that number almost certainly would be higher if we recognized employers for what they are—private governments with sweeping authoritarian power over our lives. Many employers minutely regulate workers' speech, clothing, and manners on the job, and employers often extend their authority to the off-duty lives of workers, who can be fired for their political speech, recreational activities, diet, and almost anything else employers care to govern.

In this compelling book, Private Government, Elizabeth Anderson examines why, despite all this, we continue to talk as if free markets make workers free, and she proposes a better way to think about the workplace, opening up space for discovering how workers can enjoy real freedom.

Series: The University Center for Human Values Series

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This book by Elizabeth Anderson examines the apparent contradiction in American society, where a high value is placed on personal freedom, yet there is extensive control by employers over employees in the workplace. The author argues that this issue is often overlooked in political discourse and highlights how modern work conditions threaten democratic ideals. Reviewers praise the book as a significant and critical contribution to discussions about workplace governance and democracy.

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ISBN: 9780691192246

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 April 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 224

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Education & Reference Elizabeth Anderson Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Politics & Current Affairs Series: The University Center for Human Values Series

About the Author

Elizabeth Anderson is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and John Dewey Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan. Her books include The Imperative of Integration (Princeton).