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Colonialism, postcolonialism and the liberal welfare state
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posted on 2023-06-09, 09:31 authored by Gurminder BhambraGurminder Bhambra, John HolmwoodThis article addresses the colonial and racial origins of the welfare state with a particular emphasis on the liberal welfare state of the USA and UK. Both are understood in terms of the centrality of the commodified status of labour power expressing a logic of market relations. In contrast, we argue that with a proper understanding of the relations of capitalism and colonialism, the sale of labour power as a commodity already represents a movement away from the commodified form of labour represented by enslavement. European colonialism is integral to the development of welfare states and their forms of inclusion and exclusion which remain racialised through into the twenty-first century.
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New Political EconomyISSN
1356-3467Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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5Volume
23Page range
574-587Department affiliated with
- Geography Publications
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2017-12-21Usage metrics
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