Welfare capitalism, foreign industry and mining camps in Latin America: an effort of labor and trasnational history

Authors

  • Ángela Vergara California State University Los Angeles (USA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35305/ac.v10i10.443

Keywords:

Key Words, Welfare capitalism, Mining camps, Trasnational history, Management.

Abstract

This article analyzes the history of paternalism and welfare capitalism in Latin American mines and industries during the first half of the twentieth century. From the perspective of labor history and the recent debates about transnational history, this article examines the similarities among different experiences of welfare capitalism as well as its impact on labor relations. Building on this analysis, it argues the importance of welfare capitalism as a managerial ideology and symbol of modernity and progress that sought to create an efficient and productive labor force. Despite the wide range of social benefits and the building of modern working-class neighborhoods and mining camps, Latin American welfare capitalism never displaced repressive practices and, as a result, was unable to shape the labor
force.

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Published

2013-10-05

How to Cite

Vergara, Ángela. (2013). Welfare capitalism, foreign industry and mining camps in Latin America: an effort of labor and trasnational history. Avances Del Cesor, 10(10), 113–128. https://doi.org/10.35305/ac.v10i10.443

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