| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 164 pages) |
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RIPE Series in Global Political Economy |
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RIPE series in global political economy.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Irregular labour and residualism; History, scale, and method; Plan of the book; 1 Irregular labour in global capitalism; Irregular labour and the undercurrents of primitive accumulation; Political relations of force, the subaltern, and governance; Conclusion; 2 The governance of forced labour and the antinomies of colonialism; Colonial world order and the origins of the ILO; African labour and the antinomies of colonialism; The ILO and â#x80;#x98;Native Labourâ#x80;#x99;, c. 1919â#x80;#x93;1930 |
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The Witwatersrand gold fields and the limits of freedomConclusion; 3 Urbanization, colonial crisis, and social policy; War, depression, and colonial crisis; Migration and productivity, 1948â#x80;#x93;1960; Conclusion; 4 Irregular work in the postcolonial social order: the World Employment Programme discovers the â#x80;#x98;informalâ#x80;#x99;; The antinomies of decolonization; WEP and the â#x80;#x98;discoveryâ#x80;#x99; of employment; Informality, the state, and the politics of poverty in Kenya; Conclusion; 5 Neoliberal crises and the politics of informality; Irregular labour in neoliberal Africa |
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From social security to microinsurance for informal workersGoverning informal apprenticeships in Tanzania; Conclusion; 6 Reviving the governance of forced labour: â#x80;#x98;traditional slaveryâ#x80;#x99; and child trafficking in West Africa; Governing unfree labour in the twenty-first century; Governing â#x80;#x98;traditionalâ#x80;#x99; slavery in Niger; Governing child trafficking in West Africa; Conclusion; Conclusion; IPE, work, and the making of class; Neoliberalism and its limits; Precarious politics?; References; Index |
| Summary |
"'Standard' employment relationships, with permanent contracts, regular hours, and decent pay, are under assault. Precarious work and unemployment are increasingly common, and concern is also growing about the expansion of informal work and the rise of 'modern slavery'. However, precarity and violence are in fact longstanding features of work for most of the world's population. Lamenting the 'loss' of secure, stable jobs often reflects a strikingly Eurocentric and historically myopic perspective. This book argues that standard employment relations have always co-existed with a plethora of different labour regimes. Highlighting the importance of the governance of irregular forms of labour the author draws together empirical, historical analyses of International Labour Organisation (ILO) policy towards forced labour, unemployment, and social protection for informal workers in sub-Saharan Africa. Archival research, extensive documentary research and interviews with key ILO staff are utilised to explore the critical role the organization's activities have often played in the development of mechanisms for governing irregular labour. Addressing the increasingly widespread and pressing practical debates about the politics of precarious labour in the world economy this book speaks to key debates in several disciplines, especially IPE, global governance, and labour studies. It will also be of interest to scholars working in development studies and critical political economy."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Labor -- History
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Forced labor -- History
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Informal sector (Economics) -- History
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Precarious employment -- History
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Forced labor
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Informal sector (Economics)
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Labor
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Precarious employment
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203730843 |
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0203730844 |
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9781351398541 |
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1351398547 |
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9781351398558 |
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1351398555 |
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9781351398534 |
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1351398539 |
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