Dominant Divisions of Labor: Models of Production That Have Transformed the World of Work

by Darina Lepadatu, Thomas Janoski, D. Lepadatu

Book Overview

The past century of labor was definitively captured by theories like Fordism and Taylorism, or scientific managment, but how do we make sense of global production today? This short book takes a panoramic view of the candidates for the most succinct theory of the 21st century division of labor, including post-Fordism, flexible accumulation, McDonaldization, Waltonism, Nikeification, Gatesism and Siliconism, shareholder value, and lean production and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137378778
• ISBN13: 9781137378774
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 91 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.6"