Immanuel Ness Libri

The Global South is the epicentre of workers' struggles today

A book on the nature of the new, precarious industrial worker in the Global South - highlighting experimentation, solidarity and struggle.

A comprehensive examination of the contemporary mineworkers' movement in South Africa, in a vivid ethnographic narrative

The narrative focuses on the labor struggles of immigrants, highlighting their activism and resilience against significant challenges. It explores the lessons that unions can draw from these experiences, emphasizing the importance of solidarity and collective action in advocating for workers' rights. Through personal stories and historical context, the book illustrates the impact of immigrant labor movements on broader social and economic issues.

The book explores the plight of workers in the Global South, highlighting their crucial role in global commodity chains and the impact of economic imperialism on their lives. Through case studies from India, the Philippines, and South Africa, it emphasizes the importance of political and economic representation in combating poverty and inequality. Author Immanuel Ness illustrates that with mobilization and support from political organizations, workers can achieve significant improvements in their conditions, ultimately striving for socialism, solidarity, and equality.

Capitalism would have us believe we need our bosses. This volume reveals the history of workers who dare to disagree

Through detailed case studies, Urban Revolt unravels the potential and limitations of urban social movements on an international level.

For several decades, wealthy states, international development agencies, and multinational corporations have encouraged labour migration from the Global South to the Global North. As well as providing essential workers to support the transformation of advanced economies, the remittances migrants send home have been touted as the most promising means of national development for poor and undeveloped countries. As Immanuel Ness argues in this sharp corrective to conventional wisdom, temporary labour migration represents the most recent form of economic imperialism and global domination. A closer look at the economic and social evidence demonstrates that remittances deepen economic exploitation, unravel societal stability, and significantly expand economic inequality between poor and rich societies. The book exposes the damaging political, economic, and social effects of migration on origin countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and how border and security mechanisms control and marginalize low-wage migrant workers, especially women and youth. Ness asserts that remittances do not bring growth to poor countries but extend national dependence on the export of migrant workers, leading to warped and unequal development on the global periphery. This expert take will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of migration and development across the social sciences.