{"product_id":"workers-state-and-development-in-benjamin-selwyn-9781784991142","title":"Workers, State and Development in Brazil: Powers of Labour, Chains of Value","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow do changing class relations contribute to processes of capitalist development? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin development studies the importance of class relations is usually relegated to lesser status than the roles of states and markets in generating and allocating resources. This book argues that the changing class relations are central to different patterns of capitalist development and that processes and outcomes of class struggle co-determine the form that development takes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorkers, state and development in Brazil illuminates these claims through a detailed empirical investigation of class dynamics and capitalist development in North East Brazil's São Francisco valley. It details how workers in the valley's export grape sector have won significant concessions from employers, contributing to a progressive pattern of regional capitalist development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book will appeal to students and researchers interested in processes of capitalist development, agrarian political economy and international political economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Selwyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784991147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784991142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d","brand":"Benjamin Selwyn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442570375423,"sku":"9781784991142","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_421393bf-2ed1-4dcc-b72e-e83b23e16ece.jpg?v=1777198281","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/workers-state-and-development-in-benjamin-selwyn-9781784991142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}