A World to Win // Monopsony Capitalism w/ Ashok Kumar

<p>This week, Grace speaks with Ashok Kumar, senior lecturer of political economy at Birkbeck and author of <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/monopsony-capitalism/9C7F406C6FA59BBE17BF578913DB0EAF">Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in the Twilight of the Sweatshop Age</a>.</p> <p>They discuss how global value chains have been reshaped under monopsony capitalism, how these changes have affected the power of workers all over the world, and how the Covid-19 pandemic will impact these trends.</p> <p>You can support our work on the show by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Aworldtowinpod">becoming a Patron</a>. Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and the <a href="https://www.lipman-miliband.org.uk/">Lipman-Miliband Trust</a> for making this episode possible.</p>