Abstract
Large-scale movements of workers, production lines, commodities, and centers of power have been integral to capitalist development since its earliest stages (see Mintz 1986; Wallerstein 2011; Wolf 1997). Today, mobility continues to uphold global capitalism in important respects (Sassen 1988). In particular, the capacity to move production across nation-state borders has allowed capitalist industries to take advantage of post-colonial inequalities as they reorganize production in ways and places that reduce manufacturing costs and enhance corporate profit...
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Anthropology: Faculty Publications and Other Works |
| Volume | July 2018 |
| State | Published - Jul 30 2018 |
Keywords
- Large-scale movements of workers
- production lines
- commodities
- ghost workers
- global capitalism
Disciplines
- Anthropology