Capitalism, Technology, Labor: Socialist Register Reader Vol 2

by Greg Albo (Editor), Leo Panitch (Editor), Alan Zuege (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642592542
Publisher:	Haymarket Books
Publication date:	01/05/2021
Pages:	380
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Leo Panitch is professor of political science at York Universityin 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.

Table of Contents

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

Notes

Editorial Reviews

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