Professorial research associate, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Co-president of BIEN. Author of The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class; A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens; The Corruption of Capitalism: Why Rentiers Thrive and Work Does Not Pay

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Le pillage de nos biens communs

Les principes fondamentaux de la Charte, à savoir que les biens communs doivent être préservés, ont été malmenés systématiquement avec l'évolution du capitalisme.

25 Jan 2018

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Inclusive Growth Framework

The Precariat are not the left behind

The new, precarious social class can be split into three groups, writes Guy Standing: atavists, nostalgics and progressives.

21 Jan 2018

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Future of Economic Progress

The plunder of the commons

From forests to city squares, parks to libraries, our common spaces are under attack, writes Guy Standing.

12 Jan 2018

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Future of Economic Progress

Las 5 mentiras más grandes del capitalismo global

Guy Standing desacredita los fundamentos del capitalismo de mercado libre.

15 Jan 2017

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Global Economic Imbalances

The precariat, populism and robots: is basic income a political imperative?

The time has come for a new income distribution system - one that boosts real wages and tackles automation and populism head on, writes Guy Standing.

20 Dec 2016

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Workforce and Employment

The 5 biggest lies of global capitalism

From free markets to patents, the cornerstones of globalization are dangerous delusions, says Guy Standing in the second of his three-part series on modern capitalism.

12 Dec 2016

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Youth Perspectives

Meet the precariat, the new global class fuelling the rise of populism

Zero-hour contracts, unpaid internships and the sharing economy are driving an entire demographic towards the far right.

09 Nov 2016