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Lazarus layer

noun

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  1. An impoverished segment of society that may be forced by necessity to work for a low wage.

    • Newly proletarianized workers were available to be exploited, while 'Lazarus layers' of the unemployed kept down wages, making production more profitable.
    • Marx referred to the reserve army as the 'Lazarus layer' of labor , to be brought back to life when the supply of labor becomes low.

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