Capitalism, Technology, Labor
Description
The Socialist Register has been at the forefront of intellectual enquiry and strategic debate on the left for five decades. This expertly curated collection analyzes technological innovation against the backdrop of the recurrent crises and forms of class struggle distinctive to capitalism.
As we enter what some term the "fourth industrial revolution" and both mainstream commentators and the left grapple with the implications of rapid technological development, this volume is a timely and crucial resource for those looking to build a political strategy attentive to sweeping changes in how we produce goods and live our lives.
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Persons
Leo Panitch is professor of political science at York University in Toronto and author of Renewing Socialism: Democracy, Strategy, and Imagination.
Greg Albo is a professor in the Department of Political Science at York University, Toronto.
Content
Capitalism, Technology, Labor: An Introduction
The Economics of Neo-Capitalism, Ernest Mandel
Professor Galbraith and American Capitalism, Ralph Miliband
Andre Gorz and his Disappearing Proletariat, Richard Hyman
Marx, the Present Crisis and the Future of Labor, Ernest Mandel
'Competitive Austerity' and the Impasse of Capitalist Employment Policy, Greg Albo
The Making of a Cybertariat? Virtual Work in a Real World, Ursula Huws
No-Collar Labor in America's 'New Economy', Andrew Ross
A Tale of Two Crises: Labor, Capital and Restructuring in the US Auto Industry, Nicole M. Aschoff
Crisis as Capitalist Opportunity: The New Accumulation through Public Service Commodification, Ursula Huws
The Walmart Working Class, Arun Gupta
Reconsiderations of Class: Precariousness as Proletarianization, Bryan D. Palmer
Class Theory and Class Politics Today, Hugo Radice
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