Labour circulation and the labour process/ edited by Guy Standing

Migration in search of work is the source of a great deal of hardship, social problems and social change throughout the world. The
nature and effects of international migration and long-distance, long•term internal migration have been much studied. This book, however, concentrates on an important but hitherto comparatively neglected subject, labour circulation. This may take many forms - it may be seasonal and circular; it may be short distance and short term. But its extent is not fully revealed by existing censuses or surveys, and those involved in it are usually exposed to particularly severe hardships, degradation and forms of exploitation. The book reviews existing studies of the phenomenon and presents a great deal of new research findings from
many low-income countries. It examines the nature of labour circulation, its different forms and the hardships endured by those involved. It discusses the relationship between labour circulation and the transition to production based predominantly on wage labour. Also considered are policy implications of the research findings and how conditions for circular migrants might be improved.