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Labor in a Globalizing City: Economic Restructuring in São Paulo, Brazil - Softcover
Book 12 of 19: Urban and Landscape Perspectives
Synopsis
Introduction.- The Spectrum of Voices in the São Paulo Economy.- Six Industrial Case Studies: Internal and External Flexibilization and Technological Change.- The History, Politics, and Economies of Three Communities and their Inhabitants.- Outsourcing Production and Commerce: A Close Examination of Unregistered Salaried Workers, Sweatshop Workers, Homeworkers and Ambulant Vendors for Firms.- The Increasingly Precarious Nature of Self-Employment.- "Destiny is not set in stone": Social Actors, Cooperatives, and Local Coalition-Building.- Conclusion.
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