quote:For the past thirty years, the class struggle has been a pretty one-sided affair, with capital delivering a severe beating to labor around the globe. When economic stagnation struck most of the world’s advanced capitalist economies, beginning in the mid-1970s, capital went on the offensive, quickly understanding that the best way to maintain and increase profit margins in a period of slow and sporadic economic growth was to cut labor costs. Governments and global lending agencies such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund began to implement policies that made workers increasingly insecure.
Actually the whole June issue is dedicated to labour and I'd highly recommend it. The article above and Jonah Gindin's article about Venezuela are the only ones available online right now.
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posted 06 June 2005 12:58 AM
Is there a model that can be developed that puts perspective back where it should be?
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