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What is a useful job?

What is a “useful job” today? This question may seem a priori unfounded, but it makes sense when we situate ourselves at the level of society as a whole. The question then becomes: what is a socially useful job? After briefly recalling the theoretical debates on the subject, this article puts forwar...

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Main Author:	Husson, Michel
Format:	Online
Language:	French
Published:	Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2020
Subjects:	Empleo Compensación laboral Utilidad social Employment Work remuneration Social utility Emploi Rémunération du travail Utilité sociale Emprego Remuneração do trabalho Utilidade social
Online Access:	https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rbest/article/view/13688
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