Etniczny podział pracy
Ethnic division of labour

Causes and consequences

Author(s): Andrzej Wierzbicki
Subject(s): Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: labour market; labour market segmentation; ethnic division of labour; ethnicity; colonialism; capitalism
Summary/Abstract: One of the criteria of labour market segmentation, i.e. its division according to accessibility criteria, is ethnicity. The aim of this article is to indicate the conditions, causes and consequences of this phenomenon. The author attempts to explain the reasons for the ethnic division of labour on the basis of its historically established connection with the way of satisfying the needs of specific ethnic communities depending on geographical, natural and climate conditions and the development of colonialism and capitalism, which was accompanied by a growing demand for work, impossible to meet with the available resources. In addition, he points to several other reasons for ethnic division of labour.

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