{"product_id":"hurst-co-publishers-ltd-gunpoint-capitalism-enforcing-industrial-order-in-karachi-comparative-politics-and-international-studies-series","title":"Hurst Co Publishers Ltd Gunpoint Capitalism Enforcing Industrial Order in Karachi (Comparative Politics and International Studies Series).","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eOn 11 September 2012, over 250 workers of Ali Enterprises, which produced jeans for the German discount retailer KiK, perished in a fire in their Karachi factory. Was this an accident or an arson attack? Straight away, the tragedy gave rise to contradictory interpretations. While some blamed the exploitative logics of fast fashion, others suspected foul play by the political parties preying on the city and its business class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking as a starting point the controversy caused by this disaster,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGunpoint Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplunges us into the murky waters of globalization. Exploring the back alleys of Pakistan's industrial capital city, it shows how the manufacturing economy makes order out of disorder, and profit out of conflict-to the detriment of workers. In Karachi, as elsewhere, petty criminals and ex-servicemen prove to be formidable enforcers of economic order. A comparison with Europe, the United States and Latin America confirms the central place of such henchmen in the dynamics of capitalism. These shock troops of anti-unionism are now participating in the dismantling of the social state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis probing, sometimes shocking, book sheds new light on the power structures, organized violence and daily labor struggles underpinning the production of our consumer goods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__gradientOverlay\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Button__container\"\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" class=\"Button Button--tertiary Button--medium\" aria-label=\"Tap to show more book description\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Button__labelItem\"\u003eShow more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Laurent Gayer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52450462433560,"sku":null,"price":11495.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/1586\/4121\/files\/224131305.jpg?v=1785239472","url":"https:\/\/thelastwordbks.com\/products\/hurst-co-publishers-ltd-gunpoint-capitalism-enforcing-industrial-order-in-karachi-comparative-politics-and-international-studies-series","provider":"The Last Word Bks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}