The mobility of labor under advanced capitalism: Dominican migration to the United States.
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Title
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The mobility of labor under advanced capitalism: Dominican migration to the United States.
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Identifier
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AAI9732926
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identifier
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9732926
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Creator
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Hernandez, Ramona.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Frank Bonilla
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Date
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1997
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Industrial and Labor Relations | Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies | Sociology, Demography
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Abstract
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The Mobility of Workers Under Advanced Capitalism: Dominican Migration to the United States offers a detailed account of Dominicans after migration. The study, based primarily on census data and ethnographic research, provides an assessment of the socio-economic conditions of Dominicans residing in New York City (i.e. state of poverty, relationship with the labor market, institutional support, quality of neighborhoods, and the like), their human capital qualities (i.e. education, skills, job experience, etc.), in light of the changing economy of the city. It also examines the likelihood for this group, made up mostly of blue collar and unskilled workers, to move up economically in a social space which increasingly demands skilled workers with school-related training. From a theoretical point of view, the study proposes a new understanding of labor migration under advanced capitalism, suggesting that their mobility may be encouraged by the sending society on its own. The basic argument is that post-1965 Third World immigration to the United States reflects the movement of an absolute or relative surplus labor force from the sending society to a host country that did not necessarily show a demand for their labor. A second argument developed in this project challenges the traditional correlation between migration and economic progress. High levels of poverty among Dominicans in the U.S. as well as their disconnection from the process of production are the direct result of their arrival into a society which no longer needs their labor.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
