World Institute for Development Economic Research
United Nations University  UNU-WIDER project on The Role of Elites in Economic Development
Working Paper No. 2010/02

Global Capitalism Theory and the Emergence of Transnational Elites

By William I. Robinson* January 2010

Abstract

The class and social structure of developing nations has [...]

This study, from Nagarik Mancha and NESPON, outlines the causes behind the closure of tea gardens in North Bengal, the demand of workers from the ground, the extent of implementation of schemes like NREGA and the role of NGO’s, and the functioning of Operative Management Committees (OMC) which are often glorified [...]

Class is not simply about the life chances of a given individual or a family; it is the prime mover in the constitution of modern society, governing both the distribution of power and the potential for social change. It therefore permeates all aspects of social existence…By focusing on class and class struggle our underlying purpose [...]

 The kind of left-wing politics that arises when men in the private sector are the majority of organized labor and the kind that may arise when women in the public sector are the majority of it cannot be the same. In the core capitalist countries, it is likely to be a Left which has figured [...]

Analysis of Classes in India:

A Preliminary Note on the Industrial Bourgeoisie and Middle Class

Mao’s analysis had identified a tiny proletariat in China, which, according to him, would be the leading force in the revolution. In contemporary India, in sharp contrast to China, the proletariat is significantly larger, not only [...]

The recent revival of industrial growth in India does not seem sustainable as factors that have slowed down industry for long are still at work.

A worker sprays water on fabric during a power cut in a dyeing unit at the SIPCOT Industrial Estate at Perundurai in Coimbatore. Fabric has to be [...]

Over the last quarter century, the unionized workforce has changed dramatically, according to a November 2009 report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, The Changing Face of Labor, 1983-2008 [see www.cepr.net/index.php/publications/reports/changing-face-of-labor].
In 2008, union workers reflected trends in the workforce as a whole toward a greater share of women, Latinos, Asian  Pacific Americans, older, [...]

“letter from Cambodia” and entitled “Shopping for Sweat

New Orleans An article by Ken Silverstein in Harper’s Magazine in the January 2010 issue labeled a “letter from Cambodia” and entitled “Shopping for Sweat:  The Human Cost of a Two-Dollar T-shirt” caught by eye immediately because of the controversy around Jeff Ballinger’s [...]

According to the annual rich list of Indians by ‘Forbes’ magazine, Reliance Industries head Mukesh Ambani is the wealthiest Indian in 2008, Mittal comes second and Anil Ambani third

India’s richest have reason to celebrate 2009. That’s because they grew richer in the course of the year (net worths have been compiled [...]

by Analytical Monthly Review

Analytical Monthly Review, published in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, is a sister edition of Monthly Review.  Its December 2009 issue features the following editorial. — Ed.

The establishment media is for most the source of our daily information.  Even if we manage to be continually conscious of the embedded [...]