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Labour, self-entrepreneurship in Brazil and paradoxes of social freedom

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  • Cinara L Rosenfield

    (Department of Sociology and Postgraduate Program in Sociology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil)

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In this article we shall explore, in the context of flexible capitalism, emerging forms of social insertion generated by work outside the realms of wage labour, in particular, so-called ‘self-entrepreneurship’ ( autoempreendedorismo ). We shall argue that this phenomenon is related to the increase in contract-based employment, which amounts to a new employment regime. Self-management ( autogestão de si ) is both a promising pathway to social insertion through work, and a way of internalising certain values. This article presents an empirical portrait of the current state of self-entrepreneurship in Brazil, followed by reflections on Axel Honneth’s notion of social freedom in light of the realities of labour in self-entrepreneurship. The experience of being self-employed and managing oneself entails a paradox: more individual freedom, but a weakening of collective bonds and cooperative support systems.

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  • Cinara L Rosenfield, 2018. "Labour, self-entrepreneurship in Brazil and paradoxes of social freedom," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 24(3), pages 337-352, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:treure:v:24:y:2018:i:3:p:337-352
    DOI: 10.1177/1024258918775535
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    1. Marie-Christine Bureau & Patrick Dieuaide, 2018. "Institutional change and transformations in labour and employment standards," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 24(3), pages 261-277, August.

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