Privatization of Life: a Case From The Industrial Labor World in Brazil
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The theoretical assumption of this paper is that social, political and economical dimensions should be tackled in one single frame in order to grasp the simultaneous effect of both the idea of the deconstruction of class-homogeneity and the overture to the private field in late modernity. The example chosen to explore these interconnections is picked from case studies carried out in São Paulo, Brazil, at different times throughout the last two decades. What these cases share in common is the use of new methods of work organization and quality-programs stemming from Just-in-time techniques and ‘Lean Production’. Global companies and business discourse today are profiting from the discarding of public commitments (including unions and their appeal to collective action) to undertake an actual colonization of the private world at work. From this perspective, the role of the female labour force is critical because much of the content those managerial policies propagated seem to ‘fit’ their domestic attributes and social dispositions. It is assumed that the historical context of national industrial relations is also a key variable in explaining the actual pervasiveness of privatization of life in industrial organizations. The structure of the paper is built as follows: the first section will briefly address the privatization of life’s topic within the public space debate in Brazil. Then, a comprehensive account of the country’s recent political history is provided. The subsequent section explores industrial work reorganization. The final section summarizes the main findings and points to a theoretical balance of the discussion developed.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009