Inside Mining Capitalism - The Micropolitics of Work on the Congolese and Zambian Copperbelts

A groundbreaking analysis of 21st century labour practices in the mining industry and the new scramble for industrial power on the African continent.

List of contents

Introduction: Mining Capitalism from Below by Benjamin Rubbers
Labour Regimes: A Comparative History by Benjamin Rubbers and Emma Lochery
Safety: The Politics of Life in a Neoliberal Labour Regime by James Musonda and Francesca Pugliese
Gender: Navigating a Male-dominated Space by Francesca Pugliese and James Musonda
Union Elections: Marketing 'Modern' Unionism by Kristien Geenen and Thomas McNamara
Strikes: Claiming Union Power in Chinese Companies by Thomas McNamara and Kristien Geenen
Human Resource Managers: Mediating Capital and Labour by Emma Lochery and Benjamin Rubbers
Conclusion: Beyond the Neoliberal Labour Regime by Benjamin Rubbers

Summary

A groundbreaking analysis of 21st century labour practices in the mining industry and the new scramble for industrial power on the African continent.

Product details

• Authors: Kristien Geenen, Emma Lochery, Thomas McNamara, James Musonda, Benjamin Rubbers
• Assisted by: Benjamin Rubbers (Editor), Dr Benjamin Rubbers (Editor)
• Publisher: James Currey
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781847012869
• ISBN: 978-1-84701-286-9
• No. of pages: 186
• Dimensions: 215 mm x 138 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 244 g
• Illustrations: 2 Maps
• Series: African Issues
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education