Private Government - How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It)

In contemporary society, a significant portion of daily life is spent under the authority of private employers who exercise substantial control over workers' lives—both inside and outside the workplace. Elizabeth Anderson's Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It) delves deeply into the often-overlooked nature of workplace power dynamics, revealing how employment relationships resemble forms of governance more than simple contracts. She challenges the widespread assumption that the marketplace inherently guarantees freedom for workers, exposing the reality of "private governments" that operate without democratic oversight.

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