https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/hollow-states?pc=1515 Actually very good on new industrial policy and the advantages of #China's state #capitalism in getting things done.
#geopolitics #neoliberal #incapacity #StateInvestment #IndustrialPolicy
#Industrialpolicy #StateInvestment #incapacity #neoliberal #geopolitics #capitalism #china
Changing the Work Capability Assessment
It's been announced, in various fora, that the government will propose in a forthcoming White Paper to abolish or reform the Work Capability Assessment. This is the pro-forma points system used to determine whether or not a person has limited or no capability for work.
The government's priorities lie in 'supporting' people into work, rather than determi
http://blog.spicker.uk/changing-the-work-capability-assessment/
#Socialsecurity #incapacity
Phrase of the day:
"Trained incapacity"
In #sociology, trained #incapacity is "that state of affairs in which one's abilities function as inadequacies or blind spots."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorstein_Veblen#Trained_incapacity
#sociology #incapacity #thorstein #veblen
Fans of the writing of #hanifkureishi may be interested in this beautifully written piece #incapacity #disability
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/14/i-sat-up-today-like-a-beckettian-chattering-mouth-all-i-can-do-is-speak-but-i-can-also-listen?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#hanifkureishi #incapacity #disability