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CUEVAS VALENZUELA, Hernán. Precariety, Precariat and Precariousness: A critical comment from Latin America to The Precariat. The New Dangerous Class by Guy Standing. Polis [online]. 2015, vol.14, n.40, pp.313-329. ISSN 0718-6568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-65682015000100015.

This paper critically reviews one of the most influential books in recent years in the field of sociology of work: The Precariat. The New Dangerous Class by Guy Standing. The essay describes the main arguments of the book within their wider intellectual and historical contexts. Based on The Precariat, this essay distinguishes between different generalized mechanisms of production of precarious labour associated to globalization, labour flexibilization and social insecurity. The essay moves further The Precariat, in proposing the need to consider the articulation between these mechanisms and their adjustment (or lack of it) to the wider social and historical context of each reality. The essay also discusses the formation and expansion of capitalism, the formation of the working classes, and citizenship. The paper concludes that the Standing analysis is useful to think the work situation in Latin America.

Palabras clave : precariat; precarization; insecurity; capitalism; flexible work; globalization.

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