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Capitalism has brought increasing informalisation of work in society. Substantiate your answer.

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Informalisation of work is the process by which employment loses the protections of the "standard employment relationship": a written contract, secure tenure, regulated hours, social security and collective bargaining. Modernisation theory expected capitalism to formalise work; since the 1970s, capital's search for flexibility has made informality spread instead.

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