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Marx's Theory of Working-Class Precariousness
Jonna, R. Jamil; Bellamy Foster, John
http://monthlyreview.org/2016/04/01/marxs-theory-of-working-class-precariousness/Date Written: 2016-04-01 Publisher: Monthly Review Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX19332 In the last decade and a half the concept of worker precariousness has gained renewed currency among social scientists. This trend grew more pronounced after the Great Financial Crisis of 2007–2009, which left in its wake a period of deep economic stagnation that still persists in large parts of the global economy. Most scholars define precariousness by reference to what workers lack, including such factors as: ready access to paid employment, protection from arbitrary firing, possibility for advancement, long-term job stability, adequate safety, development of new skills, living wages, and union representation. Subject Headings |