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Class, labour and the global working class

In: Handbook of Research on the Global Political Economy of Work

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  • Ronaldo Munck

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The development of a global working class represents a major transformation of contemporary capitalism. Driven by workers’ struggles, capitalism has ‘gone global’ since 1990 but in doing so has brought into being a powerful new agent for social change. We examine this revolutionary event in its broad historical context, from the making of the working class, through its various permutations, to the present complex relationships of class, labour and capitalism. We point to the difficulties faced but also the prospects for this new global working class.

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  • Ronaldo Munck, 2023. "Class, labour and the global working class," Chapters, in: Maurizio Atzeni & Dario Azzellini & Alessandra Mezzadri & Phoebe Moore & Ursula Apitzsch (ed.), Handbook of Research on the Global Political Economy of Work, chapter 1, pages 34-42, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:19739_1
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