Towards a bullshit economy

Authors

  • David Graeber London School of Economics and Political Science, Londres, Inglaterra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53981/destroos.v1i1.32802

Keywords:

pandemic, bullshit economy, productivity, caring economy, bullshit jobs

Abstract

Original English text of Vers une “bullshit economy”, Libération, May 27, 2020, available at www.liberation.fr/debats/2020/05/27/vers-une-bullshit-economy_1789579. This original was published in Anthropology for all (Nika Dubrovsky & David Graeber), May 28, 2020. available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/37626245. Originally untitled. Towards a bullshit economy was used by David Graeber in his personal Twitter to translate the French title used by Libération.

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Author Biography

  • David Graeber, London School of Economics and Political Science, Londres, Inglaterra

    Professor of Anthropology in the London School of Economics and Political Science.

References

GRAEBER, David. The utopia of rules: on technology, stupidity, and the secret joys of bureaucracy. New York: Melville House, 2015.

GRAEBER, David. Dívida: os primeiros 5000 anos. Trad. Rogério Bettoni. São Paulo: Três Estrelas, 2016 [2011].

GRAEBER, David. Bullshit jobs: a theory. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018.

GRAEBER, David. Vers une “bullshit economy”. Libération, 27 mai. 2020. Trad. Alexandre Pateau. Disponível em: www.liberation.fr/debats/2020/05/27/vers-une-bullshit-economy_1789579. Acesso em: 06 set. 2020.

WEISSMAN, Suzi. The rise of bullshit jobs: an interview with David Graeber, Jacobin, 30 jun. 2018. Disponível em: https://jacobinmag.com/2018/06/bullshit-jobs-david-graeber-work-service. Acesso em: 30 set. 2020.

FERNANDES, Fábio (tradução). A ascensão dos empregos de merda: uma entrevista com David Graeber, Jacobin Brasil, 04 set. 2020. Entrevista concedida a Suzi Weissman. Disponível em: https://jacobin.com.br/2020/09/a-ascensao-dos-empregos-de-merda/. Acesso em: 20 set. 2020.

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Published

2021-01-25

How to Cite

GRAEBER, David. Towards a bullshit economy. (Des)troços: revista de pensamento radical, Belo Horizonte, v. 1, n. 1, p. 48–50, 2021. DOI: 10.53981/destroos.v1i1.32802. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistadestrocos/article/view/32802. Acesso em: 4 apr. 2026.

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