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Capitalism's New Economy: The Working Class

Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 10 2019 20:26

On re-reading this piece, what is striking about the picture of the working class in capitalism's self-styled service economy in 2006 is how much it resembles the situation today. After decades of capitalist restructuring in the face of problems stemming from the declining rate of profit (problems by no means confined to the economy of the UK) there are now recognisable constants in the socio-economic profile of the 'restructured' working class.

Capitalism's New Economy: The Illusion of a Productive Economy

Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 11 2019 15:41

Part four of this article was written before the biggest financial crash was followed by the biggest banking bail-out in capitalism's history, yet it is interesting to see that essentially the same economic profile presents itself today.

Capitalism's New Economy: The Booming Financial Sector

Submitted by Internationalis... on Jul 31 2019 13:42

Part three of this series was published in 2005, two years or so before the great financial crash when the economic pundits were lauding the move away from manufacture to 'business and financial services'.

Review of Akala’s ‘Natives. Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire.’ July 2019

Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Jul 19 2019 18:41

Capitalism's New Economy: The Value of Capitalist Services

Submitted by Internationalis... on Jul 19 2019 11:35

This second article in our series examines what is meant by ‘services’ and their apparently key role in the richest capitalist states where moving away from production of commodities is regarded as essential to economic advancement. Indeed, despite the setback of the 2007/8 financial crash, World Bank figures show that ‘services’ represent a higher proportion of GDP for the world economy as a whole. For the UK 77.4% of GDP was attributed to ‘services’ in 2018.

Capitalism's New Economy: The Case of the UK

Submitted by Internationalis... on Jul 10 2019 12:17

The article here, the first in a series on what was then dubbed the "new economy", originally appeared in the CWO's political journal, Revolutionary Perspectives, in 2005.

Class, racism and women’s oppression - Critical thoughts on intersectionality theory

Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Jun 19 2019 19:48

Working Class Decomposition and Gig Economy Work

Submitted by Hieronymous on Jun 9 2019 01:27

Driver strike Uber HQ, San Francisco 8 May 2019

On 8 May 2019 around 300 protesters, mostly Uber and Lyft drivers, blocked Market Street in San Francisco in front of Uber's international headquarters as part of a global strike by drivers timed to coincide with Uber's IPO. This brief analysis attempts to situate these struggles against working class decomposition, with its roots in neoliberal deregulation, and the rise of so-called "gig economy" work.