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Labor in the Global South: Transnational Turmoil, Latin American Lessons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2013

Chris Tilly*
Affiliation:
Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, University of California, Los Angeles

Extract

Mark S. Anner opens Solidarity Transformed by referencing two wrenching changes that have transformed the world for workers: neoliberalism—the scaling back of welfare states, industrial policies, and labor protections—and globalization. He questions how these shifts have affected workers and how worker organizations in diverse settings have responded.

Type
Review Essay
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 2013 

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