Labor, Class, and the International System (Studies in Social Discontinuity)

Labor, Class, and the International System explores the interface between the labor process, class structure, and the global requirements of accumulation as a necessary complement to the analysis of capital and dominant institutions and focus on this interaction to clarify some of the apparent contradictions and bring the general models in line with empirical reality. The book provides analysis of concepts and hypotheses derived from general theory with available empirical knowledge on each particular topic. Each chapter addresses problem areas namely, international migration; pre-capitalist modes of production and the reproduction of the urban labor force; and dominant ideologies of inequality and class structure. Sociologists, political scientists, economists, researchers, and students of international studies will find the book very interesting and insightful. Content: STUDIES IN SOCIAL DISCONTINUITY , Pages ii-iia Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v Preface , Pages ix-xi 1 - Introduction , Pages 1-20 2 - International Migration: Conditions for the Mobilization and Use of Migrant Labor under World Capitalism , Pages 21-65 3 - Unequal Exchange and the Urban Informal Sector , Pages 67-106 4 - Ideologies of Inequality and Their Transformation in the Periphery: The Case of Latin America , Pages 107-135 5 - The Internationalization of Capital and Class Structures in the Advanced Countries: The United States Case , Pages 137-185 6 - Conclusion , Pages 187-197 References , Pages 199-219 Index , Pages 221-230 Monograph examining current trends and issues in international relations - focusses on migration, urban area informal sectors of peripheral economies, ideologies of economic disparity and the impact of foreign investment (incl. Multinational enterprise operations) on developed country social structures, and discusses related economic theories. References and statistical tables