Labor in a Globalizing City: Economic Restructuring in São Paulo, Brazil

By Simone Judith Buechler

Book Overview

Introduction.- The Spectrum of Voices in the S?o Paulo Economy.- Six Industrial Case Studies: Internal and External Flexibilization and Technological Change.- The History, Politics, and Economies of Three Communities and their Inhabitants.- Outsourcing Production and Commerce: A Close Examination of Unregistered Salaried Workers, Sweatshop Workers, Homeworkers and Ambulant Vendors for Firms.- The Increasingly Precarious Nature of Self-Employment.- "Destiny is not set in stone" Social Actors, Cooperatives, and Local Coalition-Building.- Conclusion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319375288
• ISBN13: 9783319375281
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"