Essays about: "flexible accumulation"

Found 4 essays containing the words flexible accumulation.

  1. 1. The Case of the Halls Meat Factory Closure : Looking at processes through the eyes of the workers

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Filip Tedelund; [2022]
    Keywords : Meat Industry; Supply Chain; Labour Process Theory; Flexible Accumulation; Extended Case Method;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at examining processes in capitalist food production through a case study of Vion’s Halls factory in Broxburn, Scotland, which closed in 2012. The researcher uses his position as a former employee to receive interviews with former workers at the factory to gain knowledge about what happened in the factory and how that relates to bigger developments in the economy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Polymerization of isatin towards polymers for anion exchange membranes and gas separation applications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiska institutionen

    Author : Simone Facchini; [2022]
    Keywords : organic chemistry; membranes; isatin; polymers; Chemistry;

    Abstract : In a world where the problem of energy resources, pollution and all aspects related to these issues becomes more and more dominant, a greater commitment is needed in the search for solutions. The goal of this project is to make a contribution to the research and development of new materials to reduce the environmental impact in some fields. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Solution to Crises or a Mechanism of Capitalist Expansion? Environmental Injustices and the Flexing of the Soy Complex in Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Sophia Hutnik; [2016]
    Keywords : Brazil; soybeans; flex crops; capital over-accumulation; contemporary crises; environmental degradation; environmental justice; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : It seems as though every generation has been faced with crises that are presented as more dire than the last. The current elaborations of crises focus on peak oil, climate change and food production as imminent threats to the modes of production and consumption encompassed in the capitalist world system. READ MORE

  5. 4. Flexible Workforce: The Political Economy of the Greek Garment Industry in the Era of Neoliberalism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Amadeus Canals; [2013]
    Keywords : working conditions; migrant workers; Neoliberalism; flexible accumulation; garment industry; neoliberal fashion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis set out to explain the emergence of production units that favour harsh working conditions in the garment industry of Athens. A neo-Marxist political economic approach was used in order to trace the causes of this emergence over the last fifty years and explain the transitional period from Fordism to flexible regimes of accumulation. READ MORE