Labour circulation and the urban labour process
Standing, G.
Tijdschrift Voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 77(5): 389-398
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-747X PMID: 12268465 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.1986.tb01723.xDocument Number: 347601
The author investigates aspects of labor circulation, which he defines as "temporary movement between geographical areas for work or in search of work....[He attempts to determine] what roles have been played by labour circulation in the development of urban-industrial labour forces in the transition to industrial capitalism." Factors considered include the exploitation and oppression of labor migrants; the industrial-urban labor reserve; urban socioeconomic stratification and discrimination by age, sex, or race; the division of labor; and policy options.