The Practice of Neoliberalism

Abstract

This thesis examines the politics of municipal work and service delivery in Cape Town, South Africa. In particular, this study analyses the concomitant processes of employment casualisation, commercialisation of services and depoliticisation of industrial relasations. The research conducted has focused on how different groups of workers have been affected by these neoliberal public sector reforms and, importantly, how they have responded as organised labour. This report is David Christoffer Lier's thesis submitted to The University of Manchester for the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy.