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Introduction: globalization, African workers and the terms of inclusion

Meagher, Kate, Manna, Laura and Bolt, Maxim (2016) Introduction: globalization, African workers and the terms of inclusion. The Journal of Development Studies, 52 (4). pp. 471-482. ISSN 0022-0388

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Identification Number: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1126256

Abstract

This introductory article explores the transformative potential of global connections for African workers. It challenges recent claims that African workers have become functionally irrelevant to the global economy by examining the shift of global demand for African workers from formal to increasingly informalised labour arrangements, mediated by social enterprises, labour brokers and graduate entrepreneurs. Focusing on global employment connections initiated from above and from below, we consider why global labour linkages have tended to increase rather than reduce problems of vulnerable and unstable working conditions within African countries, and consider the economic and political conditions needed for African workers to capture the gains of inclusion in the global economy.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjds20/current
Additional Information: © 2016 Taylor & Francis
Divisions: International Development
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2016 10:57
Last Modified: 17 Mar 2024 01:57
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/66276

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