Struggle in a Time of Crisis - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745336213 ISBN 13: 9780745336213

Publisher: Pluto Press, 2015

Synopsis

It is becoming increasingly clear for those who care to see it, that class struggle is at the core of the crisis which started in 2007. The victory of neoliberalism is closely related to two decades of successful attacks on trade unions, in particular in the west. Progressive research is more than ever needed in order to inform and energise anti-neoliberal struggles. Struggle in a Time of Crisis is a truly global collection of essays by an array of contributors from the Global Labour Column. Its goal is to provide insights into the dynamics of neoliberalism and its persistence - it will stimulate debates about the continued impact of the crisis, focusing on labour as both a victim and a crucial social force which can push for an alternative. Examples of the subjects it covers include the Indonesian Sportswear Industry, Chinese construction companies in Africa, mining in South Africa, job quality in Europe, globalised ‘T-shirt economics’ and the marketisation and securitisation of UK international aid, amongst many others. The Global Labour Column, managed by the Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development research programme at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, is part of the Global Labour University.

About this title

About the Authors

Nicolas Pons-Vignon is a Senior Researcher with the Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is the editor of the Global Labour Column and the co-editor of Struggle in a Time of Crisis (Pluto, 2015).

Mbuso Nkosi is a PhD candidate in Development Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He serves as the co-editor of the Global Labour Column journal and is co-editor of Struggle in a Time of Crisis (Pluto, 2015).

Edition details

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745336213
• ISBN 13: 9780745336213
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Pons-Vignon Nicolas, Nkosi Mbuso