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Book review: A Contribution to the Critique of Contemporary Capitalism: Theoretical and International Perspectives, by Raju Das

which focuses on selective groups of key workers occupying strategic positions within the global value chain, offers greater practical value, and is one of a number of contributions in this book that highlight how flexible production contains within it the seeds of its own destruction. Workers and Labour in a Globalised Capitalism is an extremely readable, engaging and timely collection which provides a welcome reappraisal of the continued centrality of labour in the contemporary process of globalisation. Whilst the book highlights examples of greater levels of exploitation, it remains optimistic in its belief in worker agency, whether acting collectively or individually, to exploit new strategies. At times the analysis is overly optimistic, and the conclusions a little too certain; but the book is certainly a welcome addition for anyone wishing to understand the nature of labour and work.