Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Limits of Liminality 18
6. 2. The Limits to Quantitative Thinking 34
7. 3. Occupation 53
8. 4. The Rise of the Precariat? 71
9. 5. Contesting Unemployment 97
10. 6. Zones of In/Visibility 118
11. 7. Youth Unemployment, Progress, and Shame in Urban Ethiopia 135
12. 8. Labor on the Move 155
13. 9. Positive Thinking about Being Out of Work in Southern California after the Great Recession 171
14. 10. The Unemployed Cooperative 191
15. Epilogue: Rethinking the Value of Work and Unemployment 212
16. Notes 229
17. Bibliography 241
18. Notes on Contributors 265
19. Index 269