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Transnational corporations from the standpoint of workers Nora Rathzel

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.Description: x, 311 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781137323040
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.20429 RA TR
Online resources: Summary: This book explores the history and global expansion of AB Volvo, one of the hundred largest corporations in the world, through the experiences of its workers in Sweden, Mexico, South Africa, and India. It investigates how neo-liberalisation has transformed the company into a promoter of lean production, at the expense of the workers' needs.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-300) and index.

This book explores the history and global expansion of AB Volvo, one of the hundred largest corporations in the world, through the experiences of its workers in Sweden, Mexico, South Africa, and India. It investigates how neo-liberalisation has transformed the company into a promoter of lean production, at the expense of the workers' needs.

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