Work, Gender, and Immiseration in South Africa and India
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2018
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Review of Radical Political Economics
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 productionreproduction
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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Immiseration, Neoliberalism, Labor, Gender, Reproduction
Citation
Naidu, S. C., & Ossome, L. (2018). Work, gender, and immiseration in South Africa and India. Review of Radical Political Economics, 50(2), 332-348. DOI: 10.1177/0486613416666530