proletarianize

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proletarianize

(ˌprəʊləˈtɛərɪənaɪz) or

proletarianise

vb (tr)

to move from being an employer to becoming a wage-earner or employee; to make working-class

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proletarianize

[ˌprəʊləˈtɛərɪənaɪz] VT → proletarizar

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He details how the expansion of international markets in standardized products requiring capital as well as technologically intensive production systems serve to concentrate land and proletarianize labour.

William I. Robinson: Latin America and Global Capitalism: A Critical Globalization Perspective