Keeping London working: global cities, the British state and London's new migrant division of labour

摘要: This paper explores the emergence of a new ‘migrant division labour’ in London. In contrast to vision ‘professionalization’, it shows that London's labour market has been characterized by processes occupational polarization and disproportionate number low-paid jobs are now filled foreign-born workers. Drawing on original survey data, pay conditions migrant workers develops framework for understanding particular, stresses role British state shaping this divide. The concludes such divide London necessitates re-conceptualization place ‘global city’ global city markets, outlines what might mean politics policy