Article
Work, Gender and Immiseration in South Africa and India
Review of Radical Political Economics
(2018)
Abstract
In this paper we broaden Marx’s immiseration thesis to articulate social reproduction under capitalist growth. Specifically, we compare the female labor market in the context of the wage economy, the family household and the state, three institutions that influence the production-reproduction system. Our observations lead us to conclude that the neoliberal growth path has exacerbated inequities in the opportunities for female workers in both countries. Our findings affirm both the differentiation and homogenization of conditions of reproduction under capitalist exploitation.
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Publication Date
2018
DOI
doi.org/10.1177/0486613416666530
Citation Information
Sirisha C. Naidu and Lyn Ossome. "Work, Gender and Immiseration in South Africa and India" Review of Radical Political Economics Vol. 50 Iss. 2 (2018) p. 332 - 348 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sirisha_naidu/21/