Living With Capitalism - Class Relations and the Modern Factory

Living with Capitalism (1977) examines work in a large corporation and its effects on the people working there. It uses as its source 'ChemCo', an anonymised British-owned multinational chemical producer, and the authors interviewed workers, foremen and managers to analyse relations within its factory.

Sommario

Part 1. Labour for Capital 1. ChemCo 2. The Labour of Labouring Men 3. The Labour of Superintendence: Managers 4. The Labour of Superintendence: Foremen 5. Capital’s Division of Labour Part 2. Individuals in a Class Society 6. Lives in Process Part 3. The Politics of the Factory 7. The Management Strategy 8. The Worker’s Struggle 9. The Politics of Representation 10. Trade Unionism, Corporate Capitalism and the Working Class Part 4. Living with Capitalism 11. The Politics of ‘Trust’ and the Lack of Trust in ‘Politics’ 12. ‘Success’ and ‘Failure’ 13. The Ideology of Sacrifice 14. Production, Consumption, Waste

Riassunto

Living with Capitalism (1977) examines work in a large corporation and its effects on the people working there. It uses as its source ‘ChemCo’, an anonymised British-owned multinational chemical producer, and the authors interviewed workers, foremen and managers to analyse relations within its factory.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Huw Beynon, Beynon Huw, Theo Nichols, Theo Beynon Nichols, Nichols Theo
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032807263
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280726-3
• Pagine: 218
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Relations
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, Labour / income economics, Politics & government, Social issues & processes, Political Economy, Politics and government, Sociology: work & labour, Social classes, Social and ethical issues, Management of specific areas, Economics of industrial organisation, Industry & industrial studies, Sociology: work and labour, Industry and industrial studies, Employment & Unemployment, Economics of industrial organization