Discussion Post: Proletarianization & Informality
• What is the precariat according to Standing and how does it differ from the traditional working class?
• What implications does the precarity of employment in South Africa have for political organizing?
• In what way does the labor informality defy the prediction of modernization theorists such as Rostow regarding the stages of economic development?
YouTube Video: "Guy Standing: The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class @ UNRISD Seminar Series Sept 2011"
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.