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This multimedia dossier explores the production chain of smartphones. In particular due to the violation of workers' rights and low payments, the author Benjamin Selwyn calls those production structures global poverty chains. In this context, he points to the importance of workers' struggles. 2016 Level: débutant Production Chain of Smartphones Benjamin Selwyn I-PEEL This essay suggests to bring together two aspects of economic thought which so far have developed largely separately: degrowth and feminist economics. In this strive, the concept of care work and its role in feminist economics will be introduced and the downsides of the commodification of care work will be discussed. Subsequently, contributions to the discussion on the (re)valuation of care work will be taken into account. 2017 Level: débutant Who cares? A convergence of feminist economics and degrowth Jannis Eicker, Katharina Keil Exploring Economics Due to the economic crisis of 2008/2009, households faced drastic decreases in their incomes, the availability of jobs. Additionally, the structure of the labour market changed, while austerity measures and public spending cuts left households with less support and safeguards provided by the state. How have these developments affected the burden of unpaid labour and what influence did this have on gender relations? 2017 Level: débutant The effect of austerity on unpaid work and gender relations in Europe Lotte Maaßen Exploring Economics This text provides an overview of feminist perspectives on various kinds of work and reproductive labour. The authors start at the intersection of Marxism and Feminism. They, then, give a historical background on the United States feminist movement. They, finally, provide alternative perspectives on work and reproductive labor that are not based on Marxist Feminist theory. 2016 Level: avancé Feminist Perspectives on Class and Work Ann Ferguson, Rosemary Hennessey, Mechthild Nagel Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy La prostitution est-elle la pire des violences patriarcales exercée sur le corps des femmes, ou un travail pas pire qu'un autre ? Pour protéger les femmes, faut-il l’abolir ou donner plus de droits à celles qui l'exercent ? Ces deux positions antagonistes divisent profondément le mouvement féministe. 2019 Level: débutant Le prix du sexe ARTE Radio, Diverses YouTube Sabel and Zeitlin present the persistence of small firms in Europe against the rise of mass production and modern enterprises Their article starts by analysing how mass production can be considered a historical necessity for the classical view as it is a highly specialized structure where man and machine can … 1985 Level: avancé Historical Alternatives to Mass Production: Politics, Markets and Technology in Nineteenth-Century Industrialization Charles Sabel and Jonathan Zeitlin Oxford University Press on behalf of The Past and Present Society A comprehensive textbook on contemporary Global Political Economy and its historical evolution providing a broad-ranging and even-handed introduction to the subject by covering traditional elements (such as trade and finance) while also analysing issues such as gender, environment and labour. 2020 Level: avancé Global Political Economy Robert O'Brien & Marc Williams Red Globe Press

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