New Capitalism?

In this stimulating and highly original work, Kevin Doogan looks atcontemporary social transformation through the lens of the labourmarket. Major themes of the day -- globalization,technological change and the new economy, the pension anddemographic timebombs, flexibility and traditional employment-- are all subject to critical scrutiny.
We are often told that a new global economy has emerged whichhas transformed our lives. It is argued that the pace oftechnological change, the mobility of multinational capital and theprivatization of the welfare state have combined to create a moreprecarious world. Companies are outsourcing, jobs are migrating toChina and India, and a job for life is said to be a thing of thepast. The so-called 'new capitalism' is said to be theresult of these profound changes.
Kevin Doogan takes issue with these widely-accepted ideas andsubjects the transformation of work to detailed examination througha comprehensive analysis of developments in Europe and NorthAmerica. He argues that precariousness is not a natural consequenceof this fast-changing world; rather, current insecurities aremanufactured, emanating from neoliberal policy and the greaterexposure of the economy to market forces.
New Capitalism? The Transformation of Work is sure tostimulate academic debate. Kevin Doogan's account will appeal notjust to scholars, but also to upper-level students across thesocial sciences, including the sociology of work, industrialrelations, globalization, economics, social policy and businessstudies.