The Politics of Global Competitiveness

by Cammack and Paul Cammack

Marx predicted in Capital (1867) that as capitalism became global, patterns of work would be transformed, and workers would need to develop versatility, flexibility, and mobility. This 'general law of social production', as he called it, is now in evidence all around us, in global value chains, 'zero hours' contracts, and contract work organised through digital platforms. It results from competition between capitalists, scientific and technological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192847864
• ISBN13: 9780192847867
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"