‘A breath of fresh air’ – Norman Finklestein
Workers in the Global South are doomed through economic imperialism to carry the burden of the entire world. While these workers appear isolated from the Global North, they are in fact deeply integrated into global commodity chains and essential to the maintenance of global capitalism.
Looking at contemporary case studies in India, the Philippines and South Africa, this book affirms the significance of political and economic representation to the struggles of workers against deepening levels of poverty and inequality that oppress the majority of people on the planet.
Immanuel Ness shows that workers are eager to mobilise to improve their conditions, and can achieve lasting gains if they have sustenance and support from political organisations. From the Dickensian industrial zones of Delhi to the agrarian oligarchy on the island of Mindanao, a common element remains – when workers organise they move closer to the realisation of socialism, solidarity and equality.
Tabela de Conteúdo
List of Figures and Tables
List of Abbreviations
Series Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Forging a New Global Workers’ Movement 1
PART I – THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF LABOUR IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
1. The Labour Atlas: The Southern Working Class Holding Up the World
2. Workers’ Movements in the South: Inequality, Poverty, and Enduring Relevance of Rural Proletariat and Informal Sector Workers
PART II – CASE STUDIES: RURAL AND INFORMAL LABOUR STRUGGLES
3. Primitive Steel Manufacturing for the Global Consumer Market: Capital, Super-exploitation, and Surplus Value in Wazirpur, India
4. The Enduring System of Global Agricultural Commodity Production and First World Commodity Extraction: The Case of Mindanao, the Philippines
5. Global Capitalism: Corporate Restructuring, Labour Brokering, and Working-class Mobilization in South Africa
6. Conclusion: Labour Struggles and Political Organization
Notes
Index
Sobre o autor
Immanuel Ness is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg. He is the author and editor of many books, including Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class (Pluto, 2015) and Urban Revolt: State Power and the Rise of People’s Movements in the Global South (Haymarket, 2017).Mais ebooks do mesmo autor(es) / Editor
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