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How does global capitalism play out in particular and uneven ways? Rather than a faceless stable order, it is one fraught with contention. Marion Werner’s book Global Displacements is vital in its granular observations, examining the complex understandings and lived experiences of the marginalized and exploited, and providing a critical analysis of dominant narratives of ‘development.’ Through the contemporary context of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, she examines “stories of worker livelihood strategies, union struggles, labor process restructuring, and development planning” (185), elaborated upon through secondary sources and extensive fieldwork, including interviews with workers, managers, and businesspeople. She casts a wide net, considering themes of worker disposability; the experiences of women and racialized communities; productive networks and uneven rents; the policies of government and international financial institutions; complex social struggles as they relate to export processing; and the role of entrepreneurialism and how it connects with global supply chains. Readers interested in the Caribbean, and particularly Haiti and the Dominican Republic, will gain greatly from reading over the detailed historical chronology, the author’s observations, and the firsthand accounts that help humanize what are often presented as faceless political and economic processes. ISSN: 1076-156X | Vol. 25 Issue 1 | DOI 10.5195/JWSR.2019.920 | jwsr.pitt.edu

Marion Werner. Global Displacements: The Making of Uneven Development in the Caribbean