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Contemporary Capitalism and the World of Work
Abstract
The most significant feature of contemporary capitalism in relation to the world of work is its inability to provide work to a substantial proportion of persons looking for it. This has diverse implications, ranging from hunger and crime to socio-psychological distress and to the boost it provides to the upsurge of fascism. This lecture discusses the structural dynamics in capitalism that produces unemployment and the expansion of the ranks of the reserve army of labor. Moreover, it argues that a theory of imperialism is essential to explaining the perpetuation of the reserve army of labor and the reproduction of contemporary capitalism itself.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Patnaik, P.
- Affiliations
- Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
- Venue
- Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy: A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2019-04
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 303-316
- ISSN
- 2277-9760 (ISSN-L)
- 2321-0281
- OpenAlex
- W2979842494
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 1.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Agrarian South Journal of Political Economy A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Economy and Marxism
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › World Systems and Global Transformations
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Economic and Social Issues
- Keywords
- contemporary capitalism, world of work, unemployment, reserve army of labour, imperialism, fascism, crime, hunger
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