"precaritization"?!
VB used it about his food bowl the other day -esp as he has been put on a
slimming diet
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wot in the world is "precaritization"?! Before tooth decay? [Judy P]
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A small note on 'precaritization'.
Theoretically *precarity* (a situation that is socio-economically
precarious) is a coinage of the US Catholic Left during the 50s. Hence
'precaritization': being put in that situation. In practice I am doubtful.
*Precarity* (precariedad, precarietà, précarité) has spread through Spain,
Italy, France etc) as a fairly recent term of art for the condition of
*flexible exploitation*: the Pope used it, a month or two ago, and there's a
Saint Precario (not recognised by the Pope) with February 29 as his special
Day. However, a bit like 'recuperation', the term is much more natural in
Europe than it has ever been in English: also in the 50s Danilo Dolci uses
precarietà to describe the situation of many Sicilian workers, for example.
Which may be more than you wanted to know!
CW
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