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New Capitalism?

ISBN: 978-0-7456-3324-4
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240 pages
March 2009, Polity
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List of figures and tables viii

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xii

Introduction 1

1 From Post-Industrial Society to New Capitalism: The Evolution of a Narrative of Social Change 16

2 Technological Change: Autonomization and Dematerialization 43

3 Globalization: Mobility, Transnationality and Employment 63

4 Theorizing the Labour Market 88

5 Globalization, Demographic Change and Social Welfare 114

6 The Flexible Labour Market and the Contingent Economy 143

7 Long-term Employment and the New Economy 169

8 Job Insecurity, Precarious Employment and Manufactured Uncertainty 194

9 Conclusion 207

References 215

Index 231

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