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Dialectical Meaning of Offshored Work: Neoliberal Desires and Labour Arbitrage in Post-Socialist Romania

Dialectical Meaning of Offshored Work: Neoliberal Desires and Labour Arbitrage in Post-Socialist Romania

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The Dialectical Meaning of Offshored Work examines how offshoring investments facilitate intercultural encounters between corporate actors and local populations, highlighting dilemmas related to capital mobility, modernization, social equality, and capitalist expansion. It explores the complex interplay between Western neoliberalism and a transforming post-socialist Europe, engaging with scholarship on critical management, sociology, anthropology, and East European studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 191 pages
Publication date: 13 October 2020
Publisher: Haymarket Books


The Dialectical Meaning of Offshored Work delves into the intricate dynamics of offshoring investments, shedding light on their role as a catalyst for intercultural encounters among corporate actors and the local populations of hosting communities. Through a comprehensive synthesis of ethnographic research, media reviews, and policy analysis, the book explores how localized forms of offshoring production emerge within social, political, and economic processes, highlighting the complex dilemmas associated with capital mobility, modernization, social equality, and capitalist expansion. By meticulously tracing the intricate interplay between Western neoliberalism and the evolving post-socialist Europe, the book unveils the multifaceted ways in which offshoring production permeates local communities. Engaging with a rich body of scholarship in critical management, sociology, anthropology, and East European studies, this book offers a thought-provoking exploration of issues related to labor, work, and employment, contributing to our understanding of the evolving global landscape.

Weight: 218g
Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781642591972

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