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Microunidades, ejército industrial de reserva y producción mercantil simple

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  • Salas, Carlos

    (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana)

  • Quintana, Luis

    (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • Villagra, Alberto

    (Universidad LaSalle)

Abstract

This paper discusses a reinterpretation of the role played by micro-units (i.e., the set of own-account workers, unpaid family workers, and wage workers in units of less than five workers) in contemporary capitalism, through the combined use of the notions of the reserve army of labor and the petty commodity production. Statistics from Mexico show that there are flows between this sector, medium and large units, unemployment, and inactivity so that their intersection with the reserve army of labor is verified.

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  • Salas, Carlos & Quintana, Luis & Villagra, Alberto, 2024. "Microunidades, ejército industrial de reserva y producción mercantil simple," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 91(364), pages 877-894, octubre-d.
    • Handle: RePEc:elt:journl:v:91:y:2024:i:364:p:877-894
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.20430/ete.v91i364.2618
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    Keywords

    Micro-units; informal sector; workflows; petty commodity production; reserve army of labor.;
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    JEL classification:

    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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