Work Under Capitalism

by Chris Tilly

Overview

Work Under Capitalism synthesizes recent institutionalist and Marxist ideas about the organization of production, situating production within a social context. This books analysis sheds new light on persisting inequalities by race and gender in the labour market.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367216887
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/2020
Pages:	346
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Chris Tilly is associate professor of regional economic and social development at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Charles Tilly is Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University.

Table of Contents

How to Work Things Out — Worlds of Work — Cotton, Coal, and Clinics — An Analytical Frame — Employers at Work — Workers and Other Actors — How Work Has Changed, How Work Changes — Varied Work, Segmented Work — Inequality at Work: Hiring — Inequality at Work: Wages and Promotion — Contention at Work — Conclusions

Editorial Reviews

Chris Tilly (regional economic and social development, U. of Massachusetts at Lowell) and Charles Tilly (social science, Columbia U.) offer a synthesis of recent institutionalize and Marxist ideas about the organization of production and its social context. Written with advanced undergraduates in economics, public policy, sociology, history, and other social sciences in mind, their analysis builds a coherent theory and applies it to a wide range of situations, shedding light on persisting inequalities by race and gender in the labor market. Paper edition (unseen), $24. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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