A World to Win: Monopsony Capitalism w/ Ashok Kumar
This week, Grace speaks with Ashok Kumar, senior lecturer of political economy at Birkbeck and author of Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in the Twilight of the Sweatshop Age. They discuss how global value chains have been reshaped under mo...
August 19, 2021
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August 19, 2021
A World to Win: Monopsony Capitalism w/ Ashok Kumar
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A World to Win: Monopsony Capitalism w/ Ashok Kumar
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<p>This week, Grace speaks with Ashok Kumar, senior lecturer of political economy at Birkbeck and author of <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/monopsony-capitalism/9C7F406C6FA59BBE17BF578913DB0EAF" rel="nofollow"><em>Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in the Twilight of the Sweatshop Age</em></a>.</p><p>They discuss how global value chains have been reshaped under monopsony capitalism, how these changes have affected the power of workers all over the world, and how the Covid-19 pandemic will impact these trends.</p><p>You can support our work on the show by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Aworldtowinpod" rel="nofollow">becoming a Patron</a>. Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and the <a href="https://www.lipman-miliband.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">Lipman-Miliband Trust</a> for making this episode possible.</p>
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