New Social Economy Reworking the Division of Labor
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Andrew Sayer is Lecturer in Human Geography in the School of Social Sciences, University of Sussex.Richard Walker is Professor of Geography, University of California, Berkeley.
"A major work of geographic and social theory. This book is must reading for geographers, regional scientists, urban planners and all those concerned with the technological, organizational, economic, and geographic dimensions of technologically advanced societies." <i>Professional Geographer</i> <p>"An exhaustive and thoughtful approach to the theoretical dilemmas facing the field of political economy today." <i>American Journal of Sociology</i></p> <p>"The scope, approach and depth in this book make it essential to teachers, researchers, and advanced students in political economy, industrial sociology, economics, economic geography, industrial relations and human resource management." <i>Labour and Industry</i></p>
Dealing with the reworking of the division of labor in both practice and theory, and transcending the narrow boundaries of academic disciplines, the authors provide a new perspective on some of the most hotly debated issues in social science.
2. The Brave New World of the Service Economy: The Expanding Division of Labor.
3. The Expanding Horizons of Industrial Organization.
4. New Developments in Manufacturing: The Just-in-Time System.
5. Beyond Fordism and Flexibility.
6. Capitalism, Socialism and the Social Division of Labor.
Dealing with the reworking of the division of labor in both practice and theory, and transcending the narrow boundaries of academic disciplines, the authors provide a new perspective on some of the most hotly debated issues in social science.
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Andrew Sayer is Lecturer in Human Geography in the School of Social Sciences, University of Sussex.Richard Walker is Professor of Geography, University of California, Berkeley.