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Technology, Economic Growth and the Labour Process

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  • © 1985

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Authors:
  1. Phil Blackburn

    1. Manchester, UK

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  2. Rod Coombs

    1. Manchester, UK

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  3. Kenneth Green

    1. Manchester, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Phil Blackburn, Rod Coombs, Kenneth Green
    Pages 1-12

  3. On New Technologies and ‘Automation’

    • Phil Blackburn, Rod Coombs, Kenneth Green
    Pages 13-32

  4. Mechanisation and the Labour Process from 1850

    • Phil Blackburn, Rod Coombs, Kenneth Green
    Pages 33-60

  5. Mechanisation and Long Waves

    • Phil Blackburn, Rod Coombs, Kenneth Green
    Pages 61-87

  6. New Technology and Neo-Fordism

    • Phil Blackburn, Rod Coombs, Kenneth Green
    Pages 88-107

  7. Neo-Fordism in Small-batch Engineering

    • Phil Blackburn, Rod Coombs, Kenneth Green
    Pages 108-145

  8. Information Technologies, the Service Sector and the Restructuring of Consumption

    • Phil Blackburn, Rod Coombs, Kenneth Green
    Pages 146-192

  9. Conclusion: From Fordism to Neo-Fordism?

    • Phil Blackburn, Rod Coombs, Kenneth Green
    Pages 193-208

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 209-239
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Manchester, UK

    Phil Blackburn, Rod Coombs, Kenneth Green

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Technology, Economic Growth and the Labour Process

  • Authors: Phil Blackburn, Rod Coombs, Kenneth Green

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07517-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Phil Blackburn, Rod Coombs and Kenneth Green 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-07519-5Published: 01 January 1985

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-07517-1Published: 18 June 1985

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 239

  • Topics: Industries, Economic Growth

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