{"product_id":"the-welfare-assembly-line-by-josh-seim-9780520404168","title":"The Welfare Assembly Line","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite claims that we live in a \"post-welfare society,\" welfare offices remain vital not only for those who depend on them for benefits but also for those who depend on them for a paycheck. This book, a theory-driven case study of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, examines how welfare work has transformed to allow a department of just 14,000 to serve more than a third of the county.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJosh Seim argues that frontline workers at this agency—who are mostly Black and Brown women—have become increasingly proletarianised. Their work is defined less by their discretion and more by a lack of control over the productive process. This is enabled by a \"welfare assembly line,\" where a high division of labour and heavy use of machinery resemble production regimes in factories and fast-food restaurants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith implications beyond the welfare office, \u003cem\u003eThe Welfare Assembly Line\u003c\/em\u003e is a crucial addition to the broader national conversation about work, social policy, and poverty governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47307374067948,"sku":"9780520404168","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7262013482373.jpg?v=1771074322","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-welfare-assembly-line-by-josh-seim-9780520404168","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}