Abstract

CABRALES SALAZAR, Omar. Acceleration of time with respect to the idea of progress and the employment crisis. Entramado [online]. 2012, vol.8, n.2, pp.106-122. ISSN 1900-3803.

Starting from the theme regarding whether work is an anthropological or historical category, this article discusses the relationship among time, work, and the idea of progress from the perspective of the employment crisis and the acceleration of time in the West, which began to emerge at the time of the Industrial Revolution, and became deeper with globalization and neo-liberalism. An analysis of the process of substitution of human labor by technology is carried out, and a conclusion is drawn with respect to that process of how neoliberal policies have achieved the extension of leisure time and accelerated the tempo in a society in which it is increasingly difficult to obtain and hold on to the employment that is desired.

Keywords : Employment crisis; acceleration of time; unemployment.

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