The Politics of Uncertainty: Attachment in Private and Public Life

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Summary: A New Way of Thinking About Inequality
Review: A brilliant exploration of the connections between private and public life, centered on the theme of uncertainty (lack of ability to determine and plan one's life). Looks at how global corporations and national governments use their considerable powers to aggravate the uncertainties in housing and job security for low paid workers, in order to enhance their own competitiveness.Suggests that theories of human development have not been sufficiently tied to larger political concerns. For sociologists, psychiatrists interested in theories of attachment, and general readers.