Re-Thinking the Political Economy of Punishment - Perspectives on Post-Fordism and Penal Politics (Paperback)

The political economy of punishment suggests that the evolution of punitive systems should be connected to the transformations of capitalist economies: in this respect, each 'mode of production' knows its peculiar 'modes of punishment'. However, global processes of transformation have revolutionized industrial capitalism since the early 1970s, thus configuring a post-Fordist system of production. In this book, the author investigates the emergence of a new flexible labour force in contemporary Western societies. Current penal politics can be seen as part of a broader project to control this labour force, with far-reaching effects on the role of the prison and punitive strategies in general.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Advances in Crime and Social Harm
Release date:	November 2016
Authors:	Alessandro De Giorgi
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-25395-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General
LSN:	1-138-25395-2
Barcode:	9781138253957

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