New Capitalism?ISBN: 978-0-7456-3325-1
Paperback
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