The Erosion of Previous Certainties: Meaning, Perceptions and Impacts of Unemployment in the Argentine Experience

In Argentina, the disruptive effects of unemployment acquire particularly serious dimensions because of the context of disintegration of what was previously a relatively well established social & employment structure. This article examines the experience, meanings, & perceptions of work & unemployment, with particular emphasis on their dynamic & heterogeneous nature. The article offers a critical review of the literature on unemployment & an analysis of the major transformations of the employment market from the 1980s on, before proceeding to demonstrate, through in-depth interviews, the concrete repercussions of these processes on "ordinary people." It thus aims to provide an appreciation of unemployment from a broad perspective, & contribute to a reformulation of welfare politics with a comprehensive, overall vision. 65 References. Adapted from the source document.