Capitalist Control and Workers Struggle in the Brazilian Auto Industr

A case study of the largest industrial concentration in Latin America, this work shows how the unique situation of auto workers led them to articulate demands relevant for the whole working class. By exploring a concrete situation in two specific plants, the author clarifies the nature of work in modern industry.

Originally published in 1982.

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John Humphrey

Summary

A case study of the largest industrial concentration in Latin America, this work shows how the unique situation of auto workers led them to articulate demands relevant for the whole working class. By exploring a concrete situation in two specific plants, the author clarifies the nature of work in modern industry. Originally published in 1982. The

Product details

• Authors: John Humphrey, John Humphrey
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9780691614007
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61400-7
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Labour / income economics, Political science & theory, Labour Economics, Political science and theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General