The Servant Economy by Zeke Faux
A journalistic investigation into how contemporary American comfort and convenience are sustained by a vast, low-paid service workforce, exploring the human stories, economic forces and cultural habits that hide this dependency. Drawing on reporting from restaurants, eldercare, domestic work and tech-enabled gig jobs, it traces how immigration policy, labor law, tipping culture and corporate practices combine to produce precarious livelihoods even as demand for personalized services grows. The book argues this system is morally and economically unstable, examines efforts to organize and reform these jobs, and calls for policy changes and a cultural reckoning to make the economy more equitable and sustainable.
- Published
- 2023
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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